Snitch

"How far would you go to save your son?"

Feb 22 2013 PG-13 1h 52m
Action, Drama, Thriller

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

Plot

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

Written by

Justin Haythe, Ric Roman Waugh

Directed by

Ric Roman Waugh

Production Countries

United Arab Emirates, United States of America

Production Companies

Spitfire Pictures, Front Street Productions, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Participant, Exclusive Media

Languages

Español, English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
94,090
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA