Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Antoine Olivier Pilon | ... | Daniel Léger | |
Josh Hartnett | ... | Victor Malarek | |
Stephen McHattie | ... | Sergeant Frank Cooper | |
Jim Gaffigan | ... | Glen Picker | |
Cory Lipman | ... | Al Cooper | |
Don McKellar | ... | Norm | |
Rose-Marie Perreault | ... | Mary | |
Amanda Crew | ... | Anna Malarek | |
Nadia Verrucci | ... | Denise | |
Mark Camacho | ... | Don More | |
Raphael Grosz-Harvey | ... | James Boulder | |
Robert Crooks | ... | Denis Fountain | |
Frank Schorpion | ... | Jim Raiven | |
J.C. MacKenzie | ... | Arthur (as JC Mackenzie) | |
Harry Standjofski | ... | Robert McDonald |
Ex heroin junkie, Daniel Léger, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When the deal goes sour, Daniel gets thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, the news of his conviction captures the attention of Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek, who decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel. Written by Daniel Roby, Director
I remember reading the actual news from this incident back when I was in my late teens, early twenties. Victor Malarek did an incredibly good job at showing how incompetent Canadian officials who couldn't cause a significant dent in the drug trade coming from Asia into north america decided to use a straw man to create a fictitious incident in order to improve their image. The incident in itself and how it was covered back then by journalist Malarek was plain riveting. Unfortunately, the movie that was made about it is clearly not a top quality product and misuses the talent of great actors. Still worth watching just to learn about what happened.