''Condition Red'' is a 1995 Finnish-American

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Mika Kaurismäki Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Early life and education Mika Kaurismäki was born in Orimattila. He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki. After high school, Kaurismäki worked as a painter of ...

. The premise is that a correctional officer falls in love with a female inmate who convinces him to help her escape. It was entered into the

19th Moscow International Film Festival The 19th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 July 1995. The Golden St. George was not awarded. Jury * Richard Gere (United States – President of the Jury) * Friedrich Gorenstein (Germany) * Aurelio De Laurentiis (Italy) ...

Cast

James Russo James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 150 films in three decades. Early life Russo was born in New York City to an Italian father and German mother. A graduate of the High Sch ...

as Dan Cappelli * Cynda Williams as Gidell Ryan *

Paul Calderon Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo P ...

as Angel Delgado *

Victor Argo Victor Argo (November 5, 1934 – April 7, 2004) was an American actor of Puerto Rican descent who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies. He is best known for ''Mean Streets'' (1973), '' Taxi Driver '' (1976), '' Hot Tomo ...

as Victor Klein * Jonathan Shaw as Tattooed Inmate * Verrone Romeoletti as Malone * Cedric Turner as Inmate * Matthew Styles as Effeminate Inmate * Richard Boes as Boyce * Andre Degas as Bishop * John Ashton as Deputy Warden *

Ana Ortiz Ana Ortiz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred ...

as C Block Inmate * Amanda Foster as Blondie

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* 1995 films 1995 drama films 1995 independent films 1990s prison drama films 1995 thriller films American independent films American thriller films English-language Finnish films Films directed by Mika Kaurismäki Films set in the United States Women in prison films Finnish thriller films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language independent films English-language crime films English-language thriller films 1990s Finnish films {{erotic-thriller-film-stub