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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ally Walker | ... | Special Investigator Audrey Macleah | |
| Martin Sheen | ... | Captain Swaggert | |
| Ron Perlman | ... | Dr. Douglas Eben | |
| Tara Subkoff | ... | Jordan Thomas / Jennifer Lynn Eben | |
| Robert Knepper | ... | Lt. Jimmy Creedmore | |
| Scott Lawrence | ... | Sergeant Footman | |
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John P. Connolly | ... | Sergeant Belvin |
| Dick Welsbacher | ... | Coroner Vince Hess | |
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James Medina | ... | Sergeant Delarand (as Jimmy Medina) |
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Ron Recasner | ... | Dr. Singer |
| Juan Antonio Devoto | ... | Danny | |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | Howard Speckett | |
| Mark Daneri | ... | Detective Sam | |
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Michael Raysses | ... | Sonar Technician |
| Taylor Brock | ... | Anchor | |
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On July 4th, in Houston, a teenager finds a human hand in the sewer. Captain Swaggert is investigating the discovery of seven hands, found over several years, each one precisely severed and with a number tattooed on the palm. At this point, he has no leads. The highly qualified Special Investigator, Audrey Macleah, is assigned to join the team and give support to the investigation. When the police department receives a call from a medical doctor in an institution, Audrey meets with the doctor and the doctor introduces an autistic boy Jordan Thomas. There she sees seven hands that the boy had drawn on the wall. Audrey dedicates her attention to Jordan and discovers that he is connected to the serial-killer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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7 May 1994 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
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In low budget thrillers we generally don't expect to find genuine shock and depth of characterization. But this film has both. What is particularly surprising is the level of complexity suggested in Ally Walker's portrayal of the lead character Audrey McLeah. The film's script in and of itself doesn't sufficiently account for the undercurrents of alienation and fear that we glimpse in the Audrey character. However, Ally Walker, in what was a fairly early role in her career, manages to convey pain through restraint. It's remarkable work in a vehicle that doesn't necessarily require it.
The film even has some powerful poetic touches such as the scars on Audrey's back, scars that resonate all the more powerfully because they appear in one scene and then vanish while the viewer continues to wonder about their origins and about the many kinds of scars that are evident in the film. Here once again Ally Walker demonstrates an impressive skill for sensitive understatement.