A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things spiral out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.
Editing
Frantic cross-cutting that mirrors a panic attack.
Practical Effects
Grimy locations that reek of authentic desperation.
Acting
Vera Farmiga elevates every scene she enters.
Director
Wayne Kramer
Paul Walker
Joey Gazelle
Cameron Bright
Oleg Yugorsky
Vera Farmiga
Teresa Gazelle
Chazz Palminteri
Detective Rydell
Karel Roden
Anzor Yugorsky
Johnny Messner
Tommy 'Tombs' Perello
Ivana Miličević
Mila Yugorsky
Alex Neuberger
Nicky Gazelle
Michael Cudlitz
Sal "Gummy Bear" Franzone
Bruce Altman
Dez
Elizabeth Mitchell
Edele
Arthur J. Nascarella
Frankie Perello
John Noble
Ivan Yugorsky
Idalis DeLeon
Divina
David Warshofsky
Lester the Pimp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The hockey puck scene was improvised after Paul Walker actually took a slap shot to the chest during rehearsal.
Wayne Kramer's depiction of New Jersey's Russian-Jewish criminal underworld drew from real Bratva operations in Brighton Beach during the 1990s.
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