Two Men in Town (2014 film)

2014 French film

Two Men in Town

Directed by| Rachid Bouchareb
Written by| Olivier Lorelle
Rachid Bouchareb
Yasmina Khadra
Produced by| Allen Bain
Jean Bréhat
Jérôme Seydoux
Rachid Bouchareb
Starring| Forest Whitaker
Harvey Keitel
Ellen Burstyn
Luis Guzmán
Brenda Blethyn
Cinematography| Yves Cape

Production
companies

Artists & Co
Tessalit Productions

Distributed by| Cohen Media Group

Release date

* February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07) (Berlin)

Running time

| 120 minutes
Countries| France
United States
Language| English

Two Men in Town is a 2014 French-American drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb and co-written with Olivier Lorelle and Yasmina Khadra. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Ellen Burstyn, Luis Guzmán and Brenda Blethyn. The film is a remake of the José Giovanni film Deux hommes dans la ville.

The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2] It was released in the United States by Cohen Media Group to theaters and iTunes on March 6, 2015.

## Plot

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Long-time parole agent Emily Smith, newly arrived in Luna County, New Mexico, is assigned new parolee William Garnett, a career criminal just out of prison. Long-time county sheriff Bill Agati is unhappy about having the felon back on the streets, particularly because Garnett killed a deputy of his almost two decades previous. Garnett struggles to re-adjust to being outside, and just wants to lead a simple life now.

He has to deal with harassment from Agati and avoid his former criminal associate, Terence Saldano, who is still trafficking illegal immigrants and relentless to see Garnett return to his old ways. Garnett's earlier conversion to Islam and meeting Teresa Flores, a reserved bank employee whom he develops a relationship with, helps him resist falling back into the bad life, and agent Smith tries to help him along.

But Saldano shows up at Flores' home one late afternoon, and intimidates his way in to persuade her to influence Garnett, and when she tells him to leave, he violently assaults her. Garnett comes home that evening to discover this and he then tracks down Saldano to exact revenge.

## Cast

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* Forest Whitaker as William Garnett
* Harvey Keitel as Bill Agati
* Ellen Burstyn as Garnett's mother
* Luis Guzmán as Terence Saldano
* Brenda Blethyn as Emily Smith
* Dolores Heredia as Teresa Flores
* Tim Guinee as Rod
* Sarah Minnich as Reporter
* Matthew Page as Prison Guard
* Lionel Archuleta as Cafe Patron
* Chris Ranney as Parolee
* Cesar Miramontes as Attorney
* Stan Carp as Richard Wayne
* Patrick Juarez as Parole Security Officer
* Michael Stone as Sheriff Deputy
* Kristin Hansen as Maria Perez
* Earl Ortiz as Dancer and Bar Patron
* Joe Cabezuela as Lieutenant Joe Corrales

## Production

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### Filming

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The shooting of the film began in April 2013 in Albuquerque and Deming, New Mexico.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
2. ^ "Two Men in Town". berlinale. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
3. ^ "'Enemy Way', starring Forest Whitaker, set to film in New Mexico. Assisted by Jacob Skelton". onlocationvacations.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Two Men in Town (2014 film).

* Two Men in Town at IMDb
* Two Men in Town at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by Rachid Bouchareb

* Bâton rouge (1985)
* Cheb (1991)
* Dust of Life (1995)
* Little Senegal (2000)
* Days of Glory (2006)
* London River (2009)
* Outside the Law (2010)
* Just like a Woman (2012)
* Two Men in Town (2014)
* Road to Istanbul (2016)
* Belleville Cop (2018)

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