Gil Garcia is at the end of his life. Wounded and bleeding in a church confessional, he tells an unsuspecting Father Wade his tragic story. At a young age, Gil’s father takes him to America in search of a better life, forcing him to leave the girl he loves in Mexico. Orphaned shortly after arriving, Gil is taken in by his father’s only friend, Dustin, who raises Gil along with his own son, Rod. Fifteen years later, Gil & Rod have yet to find their way in life, still living at home and playing basketball on the streets for money. When cancer overtakes Dustin, they are faced with a funeral bill they cannot afford. Desperately searching for a solution, Rod suggests kidnapping for ransom. Gil knows of the perfect person: a woman married to a wealthy man who would never risk the life of his loved one for the relatively small amount of money in question. But Rod doesn’t know the whole truth - the woman is Desdemona, Gil’s childhood love from Mexico. The misguided brothers proceed hastily with their ill-fated plan as love, betrayal and racism collide to produce unpredictable and tragic results.
Cast Summary
GLENN MORSHOWER (24, Transformers 1 & 2, Good Night and Good Luck, Black Hawk Down) as Father Wade
JORGE A. JIMENEZ (Crash, 2:22, Balls Out) as Gil Garcia
DENTON BLANE EVERETT (Mad Bad, The Lawless, Rockabilly Baby, Prison Break) as Rod Whitaker
BRAD MAULE (7th Heaven, General Hospital) as Dustin Whitaker
CINDY VELA (Harvest of Redemption) as Desdemona
MICHAEL SHOWERS (The Tree of Life, I Love You Phillip Morris, Traffic) as Jeffry
JAMES LAMARR (2:22, Prison Break) as Funeral Director
Crew Summary
PHILLIP GUZMAN (writer/director)
JAMES LAMARR (producer)
PHILIP ROY (cinematographer/editor)
DAVID M. FROST (composer)
