Plot
''Interrogation Room 109'' follows the quick rise and cataclysmic fall of the business partnership between Slice, a well-established Jersey City drug dealer, and G-low, a good-natured guy who naively entered the hustling world for extra money so he can play provider to his girlfriend, Sharon. However, Slice used to go out with Sharon and he's still in love with her. G-low, naively approaches Slice to become partners in the drug game even after learning that Slice used to date Sharon. Slice reassures G-low his feelings for Sharon are long-gone and everything moving forward is about business. Against his best friend, Cee's, warnings, G-low takes a chance and joins forces with Slice. With a car full of illegal drugs, Slice intentionally runs a red light and they are picked up by the police. During his interrogations, G-low begins to second guess himself and the interrogation tests his mettle and takes a toll on him. Meanwhile, during his detainment, Slice conspires with cop Detective. Monroe to ensure his own preservation, and to further set G-low up. Slice has Detective Jones mark two kilos in evidence, when there were really three in their possession. Feeling the pressure of being incarcerated and interrogated, G-low allows himself to be blackmailed by Det. Jones and agrees to pay him $5,000, and then plans to run. Slice figures that G-low will run, leave Sharon behind, and then he can blame G-low for the missing drugs when it comes time to answer to their supplier's inevitable inquiries about his missing drugs and money. And, of course- Slice figures he could win back Sharon, even though he has a very jealous live-in girlfriend, Lisa. G-low unknowingly throws a wrench in Slice's plan and pays their supplier, Rico, a visit to update him and smooth things over. This is when G-low learns that there were three kilos in the car- not two like he originally thought. It dawns on G-low that Slice has set him up. As he's coming out of Rico's apartment, he runs into Slice who realizes the cat is out of the bag. Up until now, neither detective was aware that his partner has a non-kosher relationship with their respective detainees, which feeds into the distrust between Slice and G-low. Slice figures out that there's something fishy and pays Detective Monroe a visit to get the rest of the drugs Monroe was holding, and to kill him. His next target is G-low. G-low now has more problems than he ever expected. Sharon leaves him in the midst of the chaos and he is still left to deal with a crooked cop, who upped the ante on him, and a former business partner with a major personal vendetta against him. Detective Jones drags G-low to Slice's apartment to get in on the deal with the extra kilo that Slice took from Detective Monroe. In the meantime, a young kid who is trying to make a name for himself in the streets learned that Slice killed his homey. He seeks the help of an Wildpit, an OG, and Banks, a wanna-be gangsta to seek revenge on Slice. When Wildpit and C-note make their move, they find Slice with G-low and Detective Jones and open fire.Cast
* Anthony Malachi as G-low, a good-natured young man who turns to hustling in order to impress and lavish his girlfriend, Sharon, with the finer things. * Lance Booth as Slice, an sinister, arrogant, heavy-weight drug dealer who sets G-low up in order to win back his ex-girlfriend Sharon. * Joey Grant as Detective Monroe, one of the crooked officers who busts Slice and G-low, and has an off-the-record business relationship with Slice * Gil Gilead as Detective Jones, one of the crooked officers who busts Slice and G-low and later blackmails G-low. * Tayo Oredein as Sharon, G-lows level-headed, but high maintenance girlfriend. She is also Slice's ex-girlfriend. * Jillian Goytia as Lisa, Slice's current girlfriend. * Vern Wilson as C-Note, a young gangster who seeks revenges on Slice for killing his friend. * Reco Alford as Wildpit, an OG who teams up with C-Note to exact revenge on Slice. * Claude Joseph as C, an OG who is G-low's best friend and confidant. * Jofreey “Crash” Gant as Deroe, a thug in business with Slice. He is also Lisa's cousin. * Michael Royes as Rico, a big-time drug dealer who supplies Slice and G-low * CiCi Steed as Lisa's friend * Juan M. Montaño as Fred, a petty criminal who got mixed up with Slice and G-low * Rochelle Walker as Camille, Sharon's friend * Mohammad Kamara as Banks, a timid wanna-be gangster who's trying to keep up with C-note and WildpitProduction
The budget for the indie film was approximately $6,000. The movie was shot and edited by Safiyah Chiniere, a self-taught videographer using a single camera. The movie was filmed throughout Jersey, though it was mostly shot in Jersey City.Reception
The film received some favorable press including write ups forReferences
External links
* {{IMDb title, 4521744 2015 films Hood films African-American drama films 2015 crime drama films Films set in New Jersey 2010s hip hop films American independent films American crime drama films 2015 directorial debut films Films about drugs 2015 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films