''Officer Down'' is a 2013 American

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directed by Brian A. Miller.

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plays a corrupt cop who seeks redemption.

Plot

Police detective David 'Cal' Callahan (

) takes down a rapist cop but his boss Captain Verona (

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) cuts a deal to sweep the embarrassing situation under the rug. Cal is still haunted by a traffic stop where he was almost killed.

Cast

as Detective David Callahan *

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as Royce Walker *

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as Detective Les Scanlon * Bree Michael Warner as Detective Brogan * Brette Taylor as Assistant District Attorney Loughlin *

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as Zhanna Dronova * Zoran Radanovich as Ivan Zavulon / Sergei Dronov *

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as Rudy * Jas Anderson as Ellis Dracut *

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as Lieutenant Jake LaRussa *

as Captain John Verona *

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as Alexandra Callahan *

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as Detective Nick Logue / Angel *

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as Ellen Logue *

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as Father Reddy *

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as Oleg Emelyanenko * Johnny Messner as McAlister *

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as Katya *

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as Lanie Callahan * Marisa Pierinias as Monica Logue * A.K. Debris as James * Misha Kuznetsov as Sergei Dronov

Development

The film was first announced on May 3, 2011. Filming began later that week in Connecticut. The film's screenplay was written by John Chase and it is directed by Brian A Miller. Locations where the movie was filmed include Roberto's Restaurant on State St, Fairfield Ave and inside a new apartment complex also located on Fairfield Ave, in Bridgeport CT. The first images from the set were revealed on May 6, 2011. At the 2012

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, it was announced that the film would be distributed by Anchor Bay. The film's official poster was also revealed at the

Release

Anchor Bay gave it a limited release on January 18, 2013, and it grossed $1,463 in the US.

Reception

Mark Olsen of the ''

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'' called it "an overstuffed story that comes off not as layered but rather as an unfocused jumble".

References

External links

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