Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Alternate/Foreign Title: The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans [Original title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2010-04-06

Genre: Drama

Sub-genre: Action/Adventure

Director: Werner Herzog

Stars: Nicolas Cage , Eva Mendes , Val Kilmer , Fairuza Balk , Jennifer Coolidge , Brad Dourif , Xzibit , Shawn Hatosy , Tom Bower , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Denzel Whitaker , Irma P. Hall , Shea Whigham , Michael Shannon , Joe Nemmers

MPAA Rating: R

Synopsis: In Werner Herzog's new film "The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans", Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous. Source: Apparition

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