A MAN APART
Year: 2003
USA: New Line Cinema
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Geno Silva, Jacqueline Obradors, Steve Eastin, Juan Fernadez, Jeff Kober, Joe Rodriguez, Mike Moroff, Emilio Rivera, George Sharperson, Malieek Straughter, Santiago Verdu, Laura Salem, Julia Lee, Richard Gross, Alice Amter, Maria Arce, Alan Austin, TeeJay Boyce, Brooke Lewis, Meriah Nelson, Marco Rodriguez, Karin Stephens, Rachel Sterling,
Director: F Gary Gray
Country: USA
UK: 110 mins
USA Rated: R for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality
UK Certificate: 18 contains strong language and bloody violence
USA Release Date: 4 April 2003
UK Release Date: 4 April 2003
Synopsis
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and his partner Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) came up on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting a seven-year war to stem the virulent drug pipeline along the US/Mexico border. Dubbed 'the gunslingers' for their tough street tactics, their perseverance pays off when they take down notorious Baja Cartel kingpin Memo Lucero (Geno Silva).
With Lucero locked away in a maximum security prison, Vetter is finally able to go home to his wife, Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors), a sanctuary from the harsh realities of his job.
But in the wake of Lucero's arrest, a mysterious figure, known only as Diablo, emerges to violently claim the Baja Cartel. And when Vetter and Hicks set their sights on identifying and stopping this dangerous and elusive new player, Diablo makes the fight personal - robbing Vetter of the one person who gives his life meaning - Stacy.
With nothing to lose, Vetter pulls out every hidden resource at his disposal to bring Diablo down - including an unlikely alliance with the jailed Cartel boss Lucero. He will stop at nothing to avenge his wife's murder, edging dangerously close to the line between justice and lawlessness, even if it sets him at odds with the police unit to which he has dedicated his life.
Directed by F Gary Gray (THE NEGOTIATOR, SET IT OFF) A MAN APART is written by Christian Gudegast and Paul Scheuring.