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Hot on the heels
of its success at the Sundance Festival, the explosive thriller
NARC looks set to become a big contender at the up and coming
BAFTAs. There are two stunning central performances - by Ray
Liotta and Jason Patric - and this independently made movie
looks set to launch the career of writer/director Joe Carnahan.
In homage to such classic films as “The
French Connection” and “Serpico,” writer/director
Joe Carnahan’s “Narc” explores the dark underbelly
of the drug world with a compelling story about the intense
psyche behind those individuals called “narcs,”
undercover officers who put themselves on the front lines
of the war against drugs.
Chipping away at the number of dealers on
the streets, these brave men and women leave their loved ones
behind each day as they throw themselves into the brutal world
of drug abuse for one purpose only…to end it.
“Narc” tells the story of suspended
undercover narcotics officer, Nick Tellis (Jason Patric),
who is reluctantly drawn back onto the force to find the truth
behind the murder of a young police officer killed in the
line of duty. He is teamed with Henry Oak (Ray Liotta), the
slain officer’s partner, a rogue cop who will stop at
nothing to avenge his friend’s death.
As Tellis and Oak unravel the case, the
dark underbelly of the narcotics world reveals itself in surprising
ways that are more twisted than either officer has seen before…and
the mystery that slowly reveals itself threatens to destroy
them both.
Nominated for the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize
at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and winner of the Special
Prize Policier Award at the Cognac Film Festival in France,
“Narc” is written and directed by an innovative
new voice in filmmaking, Joe Carnahan (“Blood, Guts,
Bullets and Octane”).
An intense adrenaline rush from the first
heart-stopping chase scene to the stunning dramatic climax,
this taut police thriller also features rap artist Busta Rhymes
(“Finding Forester,” “Shaft”) and Chi
McBride (“Undercover Brother”).
Distributer: UIP
Release: 7 Feb
Cert: 18
Run Time: 1hour 46mins
www.uip.co.uk
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