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Desperate Measures

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In a city marked by despair, a father named John Deakin faces the greatest test of his life: his daughter is suffering from leukemia, and her only hope is a treatment that requires an expensive medication. However, circumstances are against him, and doors seem to be closing. When time becomes his enemy, John is forced to make a drastic decision.

In an unexpected turn, he encounters a criminal, a dangerous inmate named Peter McCabe, who is awaiting trial for multiple crimes. Desperate, John devises an audacious and reckless plan: to kidnap McCabe in an attempt to obtain his bone marrow, which is the only thing that could save his daughter. It’s a risky game that leads him to an unexpected confrontation between morality and desperation.

As the plot unfolds, tension rises as John faces the police and his own questionable decisions. The film explores themes such as fatherhood, ethics, and the limits a person is willing to cross for love. With a mix of action and emotional drama, the story takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions, where each decision could have devastating consequences. Time is running out, and the struggle to save his daughter becomes an intense game of cat and mouse that not only threatens John’s life but also the lives of everyone around him.

Media type
Movie
Year
1998
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Writer
David Klass
Rating
Service
Internet Movie Database
Rating
6.10
Service
Rotten tomatoes
Rating
19.00
Actors
Michael Keaton
Andy García
Brian Cox
Marcia Gay Harden
Erik King
Efrain Figueroa
Joseph Cross
Janel Moloney
Richard Riehle
Tracey Walter
Keith Diamond
Peter Weireter
Steve Park
Dennis Cockrum
John Rottger
Michael Shamus Wiles
Scott Colomby
Steven Schub
Neal Matarazzo
Jeff Mosley
Gender
Acción
Drama
Suspense
Crimen
Country
United States
Producers
Gary Foster
Susan Hoffman
Barbet Schroeder
Lee Rich
Streaming
Amazon Video
Original title
Desperate Measures
Duration
100
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