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Wikipedia article
'Body Brokers' is a 2021 American crime thriller film written and directed by John Swab and starring Jack Kilmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Frank Grillo, and Melissa Leo.
This was Michael Kenneth Williams' last film to be released in his lifetime before his death on September 6, 2021.
The film was released in the United States on February 19, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.
Plot
A drug addict is brought to Los Angeles for treatment, who soon learns the treatment center is not meant to help people but instead a coverup for a fraud operation enlisting addicts to recruit other addicts.
Cast
* Jack Kilmer as Utah
* Michael Kenneth Williams as Wood
* Jessica Rothe as May
* Alice Englert as Opal
* Peter Greene as Dr. Riner
* Frank Grillo as Vin
* Melissa Leo as Dr. White
* Thomas Dekker as Jacko
* Sam Quartin as Tina
* Rene Willett as Penny
* Pam Dougherty as Miss Tee
Production
In July 2019, Melissa Leo, Michael Kenneth Williams, Frank Grillo, Alice Englert, and Jack Kilmer joined the cast of the film, with John Swab directing from a screenplay he wrote. In August 2019, Jessica Rothe, Owen Campbell, Thomas Dekker, Peter Greene and Sam Quartin joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography took place in August 2019 in Oklahoma.
Release
In December 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a February 19, 2021, release.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 'Body Brokers' holds an approval rating of 64% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "'Body Brokers' attempts an ambitious juggling act between genre thrills and a serious social message -- and unfortunately fumbles a little too often to really pull it off." On Metacritic, the film holds an average weighted score of 65 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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