Under Suspicion (2000 film)

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Under Suspicion
Directed by Stephen Hopkins
Produced by Ross Grayson Bell,
Morgan Freeman,
Gene Hackman,
Maurice Leblond
Written by John Wainwright (book Brainwash)
Claude Miller (1981 screenplay Garde à vue) and
Jean Herman (1981 screenplay Garde à vue) and
Michel Audiard (1981 screenplay Garde à vue)
Tom Provost (screenplay) and
W. Peter Iliff (screenplay)
Starring Gene Hackman,
Morgan Freeman,
Thomas Jane,
Miguel Angel Suarez,
Nydia Caro,
Monica Bellucci
Distributed by Lions Gate
Release date(s) September 24, 2000
Running time 110 min.
Language English
Budget $25 million
IMDb profile

Under Suspicion is an American film released in 2000 and directed by Stephen Hopkins. The movie stars Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman in the lead roles.

Tagline: Everyone has secrets. Some of them are crimes.

The film is based on the 1981 French film Garde à vue and the 1970s British novel Brainwash, written by John Wainwright.

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[edit] Plot

The film centers on the rape and murder of two girls in San Juan. Captain Benezet (Freeman) questions an upstanding lawyer (Hackman) about the crime, turning a 10-minute interview into a grueling interrogation.

[edit] Score

Much of the film's score was composed and performed by the electronic musician BT.

[edit] Awards

It was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the 2001 Edgar Award for best motion picture.

[edit] External links

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