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Topic: Film "Target Number One" (2020). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2020
- Release date
- Jul 10, 2020
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.2/10
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Topic: Film "Target Number One" (2020).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Target Number One (also known as Suspect numéro un or Most Wanted).
Year: 2020.
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Biographical police thriller.
Director/Writer: Daniel Roby.
Origin: Canadian-British.
Inspiration: Freely inspired by the Alain Olivier case, a Quebecer wrongly incarcerated for drug trafficking in a Thai prison.
Plot: Daniel Léger, an ex heroin junkie, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people. The deal goes sour, leading to his incarceration in a Thai prison with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive in Bangkok, Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek investigates the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing him.
Cast: Jim Gaffigan, Stephen McHattie, Don McKellar, J.C. MacKenzie, and Amanda Crew.
Release: Theatrical release in Canada on July 10, 2020. Video on demand in the US on July 24
Should you watch it?
“A journalist investigates a botched drug deal that lands a man in a brutal Thai prison.”
- It explores the high-stakes intersection of investigative journalism and systemic police corruption.
- The narrative depicts the harrowing reality of surviving a lengthy incarceration in a foreign prison.
- The film features an ensemble cast including Jim Gaffigan, Stephen McHattie, and Don McKellar.
- The film has a long runtime of two hours and fifteen minutes which may feel slow to some viewers.
Watch it if you enjoy gritty crime dramas that focus on uncovering institutional misconduct.
This thriller maintains a tense, serious tone throughout its two-hour and fifteen-minute runtime and is rated R.
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The film is a thriller that focuses on police corruption and investigative journalism, which may appeal to fans of the genre.
How long is the film?
Target Number One has a total runtime of two hours and fifteen minutes.
Who are the main actors in the film?
The cast includes Jim Gaffigan, Stephen McHattie, Don McKellar, J.C. MacKenzie, and Amanda Crew.
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