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, Freida Pinto, Carolina Gómez, and Mickey Rourke. The film premiered in Los Angeles on July 20, 2015, before being released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 6, 2015.

Premise

Pinto plays a woman looking for her brother's killer. The film is based on a banned shooting game, revolving around duelists using kevlar vests. The rules are that one may not aim for lethal shots, and that should one fall out of a predesignated ring which each contestant is stood in, they lose. You may also tap out, similar to other combat sports.

Cast

as John * Freida Pinto as Colt * Carolina Gómez as Marla * Mickey Rourke as Zorringer * Christian Tappan as Emmet * Maruia Shelton as Wesley * John Alex Castillo as Bernie *

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as Walton * Jason Gibson as Huey *

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as Mendez * Rubén Zamora as Silva * Daniel Abril as Rodrigo * Silvia De Dios as Doctor * Carmenza Cossio as Roxanne * Jon Mack as Reggie * Steven Galarce as Arch * Victor Gomez as Toby * Tatiana Ronderos as Sandra

Production

Principal photography was done entirely in

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, Colombia in 2014. In North America, Alchemy is the film's distributor. It competed in the

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and the Montreal World Film Festival.

Reception

John DeFore of '' The Hollywood Reporter'' criticized the film, stating that it "takes itself much more seriously than viewers will."

References

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* 2015 films 2015 action films 2015 direct-to-video films 2015 independent films American action films American direct-to-video films American independent films Colombian action films Colombian independent films Direct-to-video action films Films shot in Colombia Films shot in Bogotá Contemporary Western films Voltage Pictures films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-action-film-stub