Snitch (2013)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 52 mins

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This fast-paced action thriller follows the trials and travails a father has to undergo, in order to protect his son. It explores the struggles he has to overcome, when teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission, but the risks are high. Will he succeed in protecting his family, and his own life?
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Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon

Crew: Ric Roman Waugh (Director), Dana W Gonzales (Director of Photography), Antonio Alves Pinto (Music Director)

Rating: U/A (India)

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Dates: 08 Mar 2013 (India)

Tagline: How far would you go to save your son?

English Name: Snitch

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Did you know? This film was also inspired by a documentary on PBS' Frontline about how changes in US drug laws has given deals of a minimum sentence to those guilty if they snitched on their accomplices. Read More
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as John Matthews
as Joanne Keeghan
as Amanda
as Agent Cooper
as Agent Torres
as Juan Carlos 'El Topo' Pintera
as Keegan's Assistant
as Police Officer
as Jay Price
as Female Guard
as Bailiff
as Shipping Guy
as Jeffrey Steele
as Wayne
as Daniel James
as Paramedic
as Jane Kemp
as Vanessa
as Sheriff's Clerk
as Flaco

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Digital
Camera:
Canon EOS-5D Mark II, Red Epic
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
How far would you go to save your son?
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed into: Snitch (Tamil)
Dubbed into: Snitch (Telugu)
Dubbed into: Snitch (Hindi)
Goofs:
Continuity
The semi truck that gets crashed is a Freightliner but the interior is a Volvo.

Continuity
In the first scene with John Matthews, he uses a practice putting green in his office while on the phone. After walking over to a window that overlooks the warehouse, and then turning back to his desk, the practice putting green is missing.

Continuity
When John Matthews and Daniel James are picking up the first test-run of drugs, the cargo at the rear of the semi-trailer switches from a pallet of shrink-wrapped 5-gallon buckets of paint to a stacked pair of pallets of rolls of insulation.
Trivia:
This film is based on the true story of James Settembrino, who in 1992 acted as a DEA informant in order to get a lower sentence for his son.

This film was also inspired by a documentary on PBS' Frontline about how changes in US drug laws has given deals of a minimum sentence to those guilty if they snitched on their accomplices.