Quicksand (2003)

Quicksand (2003)

Infobox Film
name = Quicksand


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director = John Mackenzie
producer = Jim Reeve
Geoffrey Reeve
Randy Lippert (USA)
Bernard Mazauric (France)
writer = Timothy Prager
narrator =
starring = Michael Keaton
Michael Caine
Judith Godrèche
Rade Serbedzija
Matthew Marsh
Xander Berkeley
Kathleen Wilhoite
Elina Löwensohn
Hermione Norris
William Beck
music = Hal Lindes
Anthony Marinelli
cinematography = Walter McGill
editing = Graham Walker
distributor = First Look Pictures
Cinerenta
Artisan Entertainment
released = flagicon|Germany May 13, 2003
flagicon|USA March 16, 2004
flagicon|UK November 1, 2004
runtime = 95 minutes
country = flagicon|France France
UK
flagicon|Germany Germany
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:276441
imdb_id = 0271136

"Quicksand" is a 2003 direct-to-video British-French-German co-produced action film starring Michael Keaton and Michael Caine. It was released in Germany, Finland, Sweden and Norway in 2003, in United States on March 16, 2004 and in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2004. "Quicksand" was filmed in South France between December 2000 and January 2001, originally set for a 2002 release.

Plot

Martin Raikes (Michael Keaton) is a bank investigator who is sent to Monaco to check up on the shady dealings of a movie production. After the business trip, he'll then fly over to London to visit his daughter.

When Martin arrives in Monaco, he is met by the film company's CFO, Lela Forin (Judith Godreche) and washed-up action star Jake Mellows (Michael Caine).

Something is rotten with the production, though, and Martin senses it. Unfortunately, he sticks his nose in a little too deep for the corrupt bankrollers' tastes, and is soon deemed a threat to them. Martin is first offered a mega-bribe, but he rejects it. As it turns out, the bankrollers are Russian mafia, led by Oleg Butraskaya (Rade Sherbedgia).

Suddenly, Martin finds himself framed for an assassination attempt, and the hostile authorities -- on the payroll of the mob -- want to kill him. The American authorities are also hot on his trail, investigating him for money laundering, among other false charges.

As Martin sifts through the mystery, he reveals the nefarious nature of Oleg's rackets, which include illegal pornography and money laundering. Not knowing who to trust, he turns to Lela. Soon, she, too, is marked for death, and the two go on the run, before meeting up with Jake, who joins the group.

They put their minds together, desperate to find a way to clear their names and survive.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271136/ "Quicksand"] at the Internet Movie Database


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