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Directed by Joseph
Pierson
Screenplay by Mike Jones
Starring Bill Sage & Bill
Dawes
Edited by Alex Albanese
Cinematography by Tim Orr
Producers Fernando S. Cano II
& Joseph Pierson
Executive Producer Jon
Glascoe
Music by Joel
Goodman
Songs by Mike Doughty
Set
in a dirt-poor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa,
Texas, EvenHand tells the story of two very different
cops, working together for the first time. Rob Francis, recently
divorced, finds the adjustment from his previous assignment in
"Sleepytown" difficult. With his new partner, the
volatile Ted Morning, he spends his days breaking up domestic
disputes and attempting to make sense of a parade of lowlifes,
firebugs and junkies. Morning is the original Texas cowboy, all
muscle and bravado: arrest 'em first, ask questions later.
The
characters and events in EvenHand subtly intertwine until
Francis and Morning must both face the consequences of their
very different approaches to the job.
Filmed
on location in San Antonio, Texas, EvenHand is a police
story, but it's not about car chases or shoot-outs. It's about
two cops struggling to survive in a world where, without
warning, numbing routine can give way to primal fear.
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Here's
the Sundance Channel version:
Abandoning
familiar cliches, director Joseph Pierson and writer Mike Jones
present a wry, social-realist portrait of two beat cops in a
small Texas town. Bill Sage and Bill Dawes play the pair of
oddly matched patrol officers, who spend their days answering
domestic abuse complaints, busting graffiti artists and dealing
with local juvenile delinquents. By capturing the subtle rhythms
and weighty frustrations of the daily routine, EvenHand reveals
a fresh, naturalistic view of the ultimate realities of police
life in contemporary America. TV14 (AC, AL, V)
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Here's the AFI Fest version:
"You
wanna help people? You arrest them. That's what you do; you're a
cop." Those are the words of wisdom Officer Ted Morning
offers new partner Officer Rob Francis during his
first week on the job in San Lovisa, Texas.
Equal parts cocky
high school quarterback and rugged cowboy, Morning (Bill Sage)
finds joy in the minutiae of small town cop life, flashing a
lurid grin while he lights a prostitute's cigarette or
manhandles a teenage dope dealer. Francis is quickly dubbed
"Saint Francis" by civilians who can't help but
compare his mellow nature to Morning's rabid bullying. Although
seemingly polar opposites, the two partners slowly adjust to
each other's style in the midst of the unpredictable aggression
that punctuates the slow atmosphere of country life.
Directed by
Joseph Pierson, EVENHAND is a methodically paced and devastating
film that follows Officers Francis and Morning around San Lovisa
as they eat muffins, investigate automobile accidents and
ultimately recognize that danger and boredom are hazardous
bedfellows.
- Amy Nicholson
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the German version:
Zwei Polizisten fahren zum ersten Mal zusammen
Streife in einer trostlosen Kleinstadt in Texas. Schnell schleift
sich bei den beiden unterschiedlichen Charakteren das alte Spiel vom
Good Cop und Bad Cop ein. Während der eine in den
Nachbarschaftskonflikten vermitteln will, gibt der andere den Texas
Cowboy, der erst schießt und dann fragt. Und obwohl sie es nur mit
der üblichen Kleinkriminalität des White Trashs zu tun haben,
eskaliert der Konflikt. Joseph Pierson schafft es, dem alten Motiv
vom Cop-Duo einen authentischen, fast dokumentarischen Touch zu
geben.
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Here's
the Swedish version:
"Vill du hjälpa folk? Arrestera dem".
Dessa visdomsord erbjuder Ted Morning sin nya partner Rob under
hans första vecka på jobbet i småstaden i Texas. De har
motsatta personligheter som tvingas anpassa sig. Ändå är
EvenHand ingen vanlig kriminalfilm utan ett stark
socialrealistiskt drama och kanske den sannaste polisfilmen
hittills. Genom att överge de vanliga klichéerna presenterar
regissören Joseph Pierson och manusförfattaren Mike Jones ett
fräscht naturalistiskt synsätt på livet i dagslägets Amerika.
Hal Hartley - favoriten Bill Sage är fenomenal i huvudrollen.
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