''Backdraft 2'' (also known as ''Backdraft II'') is a 2019 American

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thriller film directed by

Gonzalo López-Gallego Gonzalo López-Gallego (born 27 June 1973) is a Spanish film director who is best known for his movie '' Apollo 18'', a 2011 sci-fi thriller and horror film starring Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, and Ryan Robbins. Filmography *'' The King o ...

and written by

Gregory Widen Gregory Widen is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the creator of the '' Highlander'' film and television franchise, and the writer-director of the cult horror film ''The Prophecy''. Biography A native of Laguna Beach, Califor ...

. A sequel to the 1991 film ''

Backdraft A backdraft (North American English) or backdraught (British English) is the abrupt burning of superheated gasses in a fire, caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed sp ...

'', also written by Widen, it stars Joe Anderson, with

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and

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films ''Citizen X'' (1995) an ...

reprising their roles as Brian McCaffrey and Ronald Bartel from the original film. It was released on a

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format on May 14, 2019.

Synopsis

Arson investigator Fire investigation, sometimes referred to as origin and cause investigation, is the analysis of fire-related incidents. After firefighters extinguish a fire, an investigation is launched to determine the origin and cause of the fire or explosi ...

Sean McCaffrey, son of the late Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, works out of Station 17 of the

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, one of the units in the division run by his uncle, Deputy District Chief of the Chicago Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) Brian McCaffrey. Sean prefers working alone, and is initially rude when Station 17's Captain White tells him he must follow protocol and work with a partner, Maggie Rening. The new team is assigned a fire which killed five youngsters on Halloween. After they confirm the fire is arson, they later catch an arsonist who tells them that he had turned down a massive fee to set the Halloween fire. Sean talks with Ronald Bartel, a murderous arsonist who has been in prison for decades. Bartel provides insight that includes the involvement of terrorists, using fires to distract from the theft of missiles. A bomb is planted in Sean's home and Sean calls Brian and tells him about what happened. Brian drops by and sees if he can defuse it, but dies in the process. A funeral is held for Brian and Sean bids farewell to him just as he bid farewell to his father decades earlier. Ronald expresses condolences to Sean and explains to him where the terrorists possibly hang out. Sean and Maggie go after the terrorists, who are subsequently caught and defeated. And like in 1991, the film ends when a call comes in for another fire.

Cast

Release

The film was released on

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, DVD, and

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on May 14, 2019.

Reception

The film holds score on

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with an average of .

References

External links

* {{Gonzalo López-Gallego 2019 action thriller films 2019 direct-to-video films 2010s American films 2010s English-language films American action thriller films American films about Halloween American sequel films Backdraft (franchise) Chicago Fire Department Direct-to-video action films Direct-to-video sequel films Direct-to-video thriller films Films about arson Films about firefighting Films about terrorism in the United States Films directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego Films scored by Randy Edelman Films set in Chicago Films with screenplays by Gregory Widen Imagine Entertainment films Universal Pictures direct-to-video films