THE TAKE
Release Date: April 11, 2008 (in NY & LA)
Distributor: Destination Films
Director: Brad Furman
Producers: Braxton Pope, Andrew Weiner
Screenwriter: Jonas Pate & Josh Pate
Cinematographer: Lukas Ettlin
Rating: Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and some drug use
Running Time: 96 min
Cast: John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale, Yul Vazquez, Roger Guenveur Smith, Laurence Mason, Jessica Steinbaum-Lopez
Synopsis: Felix De La Pena ( John Leguizamo) is an armored car driver struggling to make ends meet for his wife Marina (Rosie Perez) and two kids in East LA’s Boyle Heights neighborhood. But their lives are thrown into chaos after Felix miraculously survives a violent on-the-job hijacking led by Adell Baldwin (Tyrese Gibson), a merciless criminal driven by power and greed. Now facing a difficult recovery and struggling with a nasty new temper, Felix becomes obsessed with tracking down his attackers before they frame him for the crimes they committed.
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