Two Men in Town (2014)

A Muslim ex-con forms a friendship with his parole officer.

Director:

Rachid Bouchareb

Writers:

Olivier Lorelle (adaptation), Yasmina Khadra (adaptation)

Stars:

Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Ellen Burstyn

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Forest Whitaker	...	William Garnett
Harvey Keitel	...	Bill Agati
Ellen Burstyn	...	Garnett's mother
Luis Guzmán	...	Terence
Brenda Blethyn	...	Emily Smith
Reg E. Cathey	...	Supervisor Jones
Tim Guinee	...	Rod
Sarah Minnich	...	Christina
Dolores Heredia	...	Teresa Flores
Matthew Page	...	Prison Guard
Michael Anthony Stone	...	Sheriff Deputy (as Michael Stone)
Chris Ranney	...	Parolee
Joshua R. Aragon	...	Parole
Robert Dean	...	Deputy
Stan Carp	...	Richard Wayne

Storyline

Forest Whitaker plays a parolee, who finds Allah inside, and tries to get his life on track after 18 years. He's off to a good start with a job, a bank account, and a good woman. Of course his old partner in crime tries hard to get him to come back to his old ways, but the real problem is the sheriff in town who won't let him forget his dark past.

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Plot Keywords:

new mexico territory | new mexico | new mexico desert | muslim | parole officer | 

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Taglines:

One man's freedom is another man's obsession.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

France Belgium Algeria USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bill's Law

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tessalit Productions, Pathé, Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel (AARC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Forest Whitaker and Ellen Burstyn; and two Oscar nominees: Harvey Keitel and Brenda Blethyn.

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Quotes

Bill Agati: You can't break the law to enforce the law.

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Connections

Remake of Two Men in Town (1973)

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Soundtracks

In the Dark
by Éric Neveux
© 2014 Pathé Production / Tessalit Productions

User Reviews

One of the worst remakes ever made

The Case Study in this remake is exactly: How an Algerian director (Rachid Bouchareb) managed to get a classic French film (Deux hommes dans la ville) and make his propaganda against the supposed racism to Muslims.

The original movie "Deux hommes dans la ville" was written and directed in order to reprobate judicial system in France, which in 1973 yet was adopting the guillotine as a death penalty method. While the original movie hero (Alain Delon) is an ex-con who's character makes the viewer coincides 100% facing the cruelty of society and the bias of the authorities, in this remake the corresponding hero is an inhibited, psycho-neurotic character who almost at the first 10 minutes of the movie make audiences think "well the Sheriff (Harvey Keitel) is doing a good job trying to destroy Garnett's life". Unfortunate and totally uncool the choice of Forest Whitaker in the role of the main hero.