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296:, where he grew up. To provide for his wife Kerry and ailing young daughter, he works hard to keep his life on track, but this life is threatened when a dark secret bubbles to the surface. An anonymous source reveals new information about two unsolved murders from 1986, in the same neighborhood. In 1986, 14-year-old Jonathan killed two men in self-defense. His friends Vinnie and Vicky helped him dispose of the bodies and keep their involvement a secret from the authorities. The detective on the case, Stanford, knew Jonathan was involved, but disposed of the evidence out of loyalty to Jonathan's late father, who had been his partner. The boyfriend of Vinnie's mother forced Vinnie to have sex with him. Vinnie and Jonathan decided to rob the man and escape, but their plan failed. 308:
hands a gun to Vinnie and orders him to kill Jonathan, but Vinnie decides instead to shoot Mathers. Stanford then shoots Vinnie, who falls off of the roof. Stanford tells Jonathan to leave and forget about everything that happened. Jonathan reluctantly leaves and goes to find a dying Vinnie, who tells him that he never told anyone what happened.
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the source material that has been leaked. He tries to convince her not to publish the story, but she refuses and leaves. Once she leaves the restaurant, she is followed and murdered by an unseen assailant. When Kerry demands to know what is going on, Jonathan admits to her that he was responsible for the killings.
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Mathers' death and the two murders in 1986 are blamed on Vinnie, who is portrayed as a mentally unstable murderer in the media. Jonathan tries to carry on a normal life. The movie closes with an older Vicky sending a letter to Jonathan, explaining this will be her last letter—thus identifying herself
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Jonathan heads home, but soon turns around and drives to Vinnie's apartment, knowing that Mathers and Stanford are going to kill him. He arrives to find the men about to murder Vinnie on the roof. Jonathan tries to intervene, but his partner holds him back, and Mathers shoots and wounds him. Mathers
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The next morning, Jonathan learns of Loren's death before he receives a call from Captain Mathers, who informs him that Jonathan's partner is waiting for him outside. He is taken to Mathers, and Stanford, who is now the city's police commissioner, plans to hand the job to Mathers after he retires.
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In the present, Jonathan meets with Vinnie, who has descended into mental illness, for the first time in years. He has been getting anonymous phone calls and letters threatening to expose what he did 16 years before. He contacts Loren Bridges, the reporter trying to create a newspaper story out of
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Mathers shows pictures taken of Jonathan and Loren in the restaurant before her death. Mathers and Stanford tell him that they had Loren killed to prevent her from publishing the story and making the department look bad; they then threaten to frame him for her murder unless he cooperates.
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secured distribution rights to the film and released it in ten theaters. It grossed $ 30,680 in the US and a total of $ 1.1 million worldwide. It was released on DVD in the US on February 19, 2012.
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wrote, "Montiel's awkward appropriation of gritty crime-drama conventions results in a film that's contrived and implausible, at times absurdly so." John DeFore of
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provoked strong reactions at Sundance. Although a private screening for distributors resulted in walkouts, the public showing was more positive.
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rated it two out of four stars and said that the film "seems to be adding up, but its drama and urgency are without purpose."
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wrote that it "bounces nicely between two New York eras but is built around an unconvincing premise". Writing for the
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based on a book of the same name, written by Montiel. The film is Dito Montiel's third collaboration with actor
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In 2002, a young cop, Jonathan White, is a rookie officer under Captain Marion Mathers at Precinct 118 in a
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on January 30, 2011. After a poor reception, the film's ending was recut.
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wrote that the film features intense performances but a nonsensical plot.
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Fictional portrayals of the New York City Police Department
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Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor
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The filming took place from February 2010 to April in
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rated it 36/100 based on 18 reviews. Rob Nelson of
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as the person sending the letters to the newspaper.
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Dito Montiel
Avi Lerner
Channing Tatum
Tracy Morgan
Katie Holmes
Ray Liotta
Juliette Binoche
Al Pacino
Jonathan Elias
Nu Image
Millennium Films
thriller film
Dito Montiel
Channing Tatum
Queens
New York City
Channing Tatum
Tracy Morgan
Katie Holmes
Ray Liotta
Juliette Binoche
Al Pacino
James Ransone
Astoria, Queens
Queensbridge Houses
Long Island City
Sundance Film Festival
Anchor Bay
Rotten Tomatoes

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