Synopsis
After a homocide that the police believe is over gasoline theft, a tax investigator discovers the Russian mafia is involved and that they are stealing millions in gasoline tax money. Only one rookie cop is willing to believe him and together they must get the evidence they need or die trying.
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Cast
- Joe PantolianoAl Benjamin
- Wade DominguezJoseph Romero
- Elizabeth BerkleyNadia Rubakov
- Michael ChiklisAndre Rubakov
- Robert TownsendPeyton Cody
- Fisher StevensKenneth Green
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Examiner
Shows how Tinseltown sensibilities can be well thought out even on a low budget. - 70
The New York Times
An offbeat little charmer of a mystery. - 63
New York Post
An odd, unexpectedly interesting little movie. - 50
L.A. Weekly
Writer-director Avi Nesher and co-screenwriter Roger Berger -- upon whose real-life investigations the film is based -- deliver on the hard-boiled promise of this low-key thriller with plenty of gritty twists and turns. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Has the hit-machine aura of something whipped together by L.A. studio execs over avocado sandwiches and banana smoothies. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
This modest little moral thriller is a pleasant surprise. - 38
New York Daily News
Brutal but somewhat endearing. - 30
Village Voice
A wintertime crime caper that truly leaves you cold.
