Exposed (2016)

A police detective investigates the truth behind his partner's death. The mysterious case reveals disturbing police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.

Director:

Gee Malik Linton (as Declan Dale)

Writer:

Gee Malik Linton (screenplay)

Stars:

Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Christopher McDonald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ana de Armas	...	Isabel De La Cruz
Gabe Vargas	...	Manuel 'Rocky' De La Cruz (as Gabriel Vargas)
Sandy Tejada	...	Yesenia
Ariel Pacheco	...	Naldo (as Ariel Rolando Pacheco)
Ismael Cruz Cordova	...	Jose De La Cruz (as Ismael Cruz Córdova)
Anthony Ruiz	...	Homeless Man
Stephen Thompson	...	Albino Floating Man
Keanu Reeves	...	Detective Galban
Mira Sorvino	...	Janine Cullen
Denia Brache	...	Gloria De La Cruz
Laura Gómez	...	Eva De La Cruz (as Laura Gomez)
Jeanette Dilone	...	Marisol De La Cruz
Danny Guzman	...	Gucci De La Cruz
Christopher McDonald	...	Lieutenant Galway
Leopold Manswell	...	Kendu Wallace

Storyline

Detective Galban Keanu Reeves, finds his partner and close friend, Detective Cullen, murdered in an underground subway. On the hunt for the killer/s, Galban begins to suspect his partner may have been heavily involved in drug dealing and police corruption. As Galban investigates, people who knew Cullen, are conveniently found dead. The closer Galban gets to the truth, both Cullen's wife, Janine Mira Sorvino, and his Lieutenant Christopher McDonald, try to persuade him to back off, fearing his findings may discredit Cullen and expose corruption within the Police Department. Galban's only remaining lead is Isabel, a young, devout, Latina girl, who resides with her in-laws. Galban fears her life could be in jeopardy should he get too close to her. However, Isabel has recently experienced something not from this world, something mystical that she believes is truly a miracle. Not unlike Galban, Isabel is dealing with her own demons from the past; a past that just may lead them to the truth...

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | tunnel | police detective | death of husband | widow | 

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Taglines:

Some secrets are better left buried.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including a sexual assault, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wisdom

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Company Films,Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films),Fortitude International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director's cut was edited by Roman Polanski's longtime editor, Hervé de Luze, and is a surreal story that focuses on a young Latina who was abused as a child. This version is seventy percent in Spanish.

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Quotes

Detective Galban: There's this girl, she knows what happened. What am I going to do, bring her in? She'd be dead in a week.

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Alternate Versions

The writer/director intended the movie to be a dual language, Spanish/English social drama about violence towards women and child abuse. The producers instead turned the movie into Keanu Reeves cop thriller. An alternate version that follows the director's vision was edited by Roman Polanski's longtime editor, Hervé de Luze

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Soundtracks

Poder del Platano
Written by Bismark Ayala, Antonio Piter DeLa Rosa, Miguel Eugenio Gonzalez & Pablo E. Gonzalez Yermenos
Performed by Omega
Courtesy of Public Entertainment/Konvict Latino

User Reviews

Total disappointment

I have just recovered the password for my IMDb account (which I didn't use to login since some time) to write how bad this movie is and that it was a total waste of time!!

I wish I read the previous reviews before watching this nonsense movie but I've made the mistake of reading only the plot which was quite interesting (but very untrue).

The story is stupid, the acting is bad and the video shots are poor. A lot of things happen with no reason and no connection to the rest of the movie, the story is half in English and half in Spanish but mixed in such a way that it becomes annoying from the beginning of the movie.

Time is precious, don't waste it on this movie!