Alpha Dog (2006)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Land: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: Juegos prohibidos, Sospechas mortales, Alpha Dog - Tödliche Freundschaft, Mâle alpha, Moiraia apagogi, Rehine
Regisseur: Nick Cassavetes
Writer: Nick Cassavetes
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Chuck Pacheco, Sidney Kimmel
Co-Producer: Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes
Executive Producer: Andreas Grosch, Andreas Schmid, Avram Butch Kaplan, Jan Korbelin, Marina Grasic, Robert Geringer, Steve Markoff
Firmen: A-Mark Entertainment, Capitol Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Universal Pictures, VIP 2 Medienfonds
Genre: Biographical Film, Drama, Thriller
Budget: 9.500.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: california, drugs, hostage, kidnapping, marijuana, swimming pool
Geschichte
Johnny Truelove, the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer, fancies himself as tough. When Jake Mazursky defaults on a payment to Johnny, things escalate. In retaliation, Johnny and his gang kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother and hold him hostage. The problem now is what to do with the 'stolen boy'.
Zusammenfassung
Alpha Dog (2006) is a biographical thriller directed by Nick Cassavetes. Set against the backdrop of California's drug scene, the film centers around Johnny Truelove, a young man entangled in the criminal underworld due to his father's influence. The story takes a dramatic turn when a debt leads to a hostage situation involving a teenage boy, highlighting the dangerous consequences of unchecked power and reckless behavior.
