Two Men in Town (2014 film)

Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town
Directed by	Rachid Bouchareb
Written by	Olivier Lorelle ; Rachid Bouchareb ; Yasmina Khadra
Produced by	Allen Bain ; Jean Bréhat ; Jérôme Seydoux ; Rachid Bouchareb
Starring	Forest Whitaker ; Harvey Keitel ; Ellen Burstyn ; Luis Guzmán ; Brenda Blethyn
Cinematography	Yves Cape
Production; companies	Artists & Co ; Tessalit Productions
Distributed by	Cohen Media Group
Release date	February 7, 2014 (Berlin);
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	France; United States
Language	English

Two Men in Town is a 2014 French-American drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb and co-written with Olivier Lorelle and Yasmina Khadra. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Ellen Burstyn, Luis Guzmán and Brenda Blethyn. The film is a remake of the José Giovanni film Deux hommes dans la ville.

The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]^[2] It was released in the United States by Cohen Media Group to theaters and iTunes on March 6, 2015.

Plot[edit]

Long-time parole agent Emily Smith, newly arrived in Luna County, New Mexico, is assigned new parolee William Garnett, a career criminal just out of prison. Long-time county sheriff Bill Agati is unhappy about having the felon back on the streets, particularly because Garnett killed a deputy of his almost two decades previous. Garnett struggles to re-adjust to being outside, and just wants to lead a simple life now.

He has to deal with harassment from Agati and avoid his former criminal associate, Terence Saldano, who is still trafficking illegal immigrants and relentless to see Garnett return to his old ways. Garnett's earlier conversion to Islam and meeting Teresa Flores, a reserved bank employee whom he develops a relationship with, helps him resist falling back into the bad life, and agent Smith tries to help him along.

But Saldano shows up at Flores' home one late afternoon, and intimidates his way in to persuade her to influence Garnett, and when she tells him to leave, he violently assaults her. Garnett comes home that evening to discover this and he then tracks down Saldano to exact revenge.

Cast[edit]

Forest Whitaker as William Garnett
Harvey Keitel as Bill Agati
Ellen Burstyn as Garnett's mother
Luis Guzmán as Terence Saldano
Brenda Blethyn as Emily Smith
Dolores Heredia as Teresa Flores
Tim Guinee as Rod
Sarah Minnich as Reporter
Matthew Page as Prison Guard
Lionel Archuleta as Cafe Patron
Chris Ranney as Parolee
Cesar Miramontes as Attorney
Stan Carp as Richard Wayne
Patrick Juarez as Parole Security Officer
Michael Stone as Sheriff Deputy
Kristin Hansen as Maria Perez
Earl Ortiz as Dancer and Bar Patron
Joe Cabezuela as Lieutenant Joe Corrales

Production[edit]

Filming[edit]

The shooting of the film began in April 2013 in Albuquerque and Deming, New Mexico.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
^ "Two Men in Town". berlinale. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
^ "'Enemy Way', starring Forest Whitaker, set to film in New Mexico. Assisted by Jacob Skelton". onlocationvacations.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

External links[edit]

Two Men in Town at IMDb
Two Men in Town at Rotten Tomatoes

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[Berlin-1] "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved January 15, 2014.

[Two_Men_in_Town-2] "Two Men in Town". berlinale. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

[3] "'Enemy Way', starring Forest Whitaker, set to film in New Mexico. Assisted by Jacob Skelton". onlocationvacations.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

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