Cement (film)
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 DVD cover of Cement |
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| Directed by | Adrian Pasdar |
| Produced by | D.J. Paul Adrian Pasdar |
| Written by | Justin Monjo |
| Starring | Chris Penn Jeffrey Wright Sherilyn Fenn Anthony DeSando Henry Czerny |
| Music by | Doug Caldwell Paul Horrors Anthony Vanger |
| Cinematography | Geary McLeod |
| Editing by | Jack Haigis |
| Studio | Ocelot Films Inc |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | April 14, 2000 (WorldFest) November 20, 2001 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cement is a 2000 crime drama-thriller film directed by Adrian Pasdar and written by Justin Monjo. The film, which is a contemporary re-telling of Othello, was shot in Los Angeles, California, USA, and was Pasdar's first film as director.
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[edit] Plot
Los Angeles vice detectives Bill Holt (Chris Penn) and Nin (Jeffrey Wright) have entered the gangster and drug scenes and have allied with drug kingpin Truman Rickhardt (Henry Czerny). As he tries to stop Holt, Nin narrates the events that led Holt to torture Truman’s brother Sean (Anthony DeSando) by chaining him inside an iron box that's slowly filling with cement. Cops on the take, missing money, Holt's tempting wife Lyndel (Sherilyn Fenn), dead police officers are implicated in the events.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Chris Penn | Bill Holt |
| Jeffrey Wright | Nin |
| Anthony DeSando | Sean Rickhart |
| Sherilyn Fenn | Lyndel Holt |
| Henry Czerny | Truman Rickhart |
| Gregory Jbara | Fergus Rickhart |
| Titus Welliver | Mo |
| Yorgo Constantine | Danny |
| Richard Edson | Robbo |
| Kevin Jackson | Carter |
| Max Martini | Mic |
[edit] Festivals
Cement has been selected to screen at the following film festivals:
- 2000 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (April 14, 2000)
[edit] Awards
- 2000: Grand Remi Award (WorldFest-Houston): Adrian Pasdar
- 2000: AngelCiti film festival: Audience Award, Adrian Pasdar, D.J. Paul
[edit] External links
- Cement at the Internet Movie Database
- Cement at AllRovi
- Cement review at Allmovie
- Cement at Filmmaker magazine
- Cement at BoxOffice.com
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