After earning acclaim for his crime drama Outside the Law, director Rachid Bouchareb‘s latest effort finds him mining Alain Delon and Jean Gabin‘s 1973 drama Two Men in Town. Taking the role of a recently-freed inmate in this remake is Forest Whitaker, whose character clashes with Harvel Keitel‘s Sheriff of the New Mexico town where the former character now resides.
Premiering at Berlin Film Festival earlier this year to mixed reviews, we’ve now got the first international trailer and clip, but there’s no U.S. release date yet. As we await for distribution news, check out the footage below, along with the poster, for the film also starring Luis Guzmán, Ellen Burstyn, and Brenda Blethyn.
After a troubled youth and 18 years in prison, William Garnett (Forest Whitaker) is being released. With the help of an idealistic parole agent and his new-found Islamic faith, Garnett struggles to rebuild his life and overcome the violent impulses which possess him. But Bill Agati (Harvey Keitel), the Sheriff of the small New Mexico border county where Garnett is released, has other ideas. Convinced that Garnett is unredeemable and is a threat to the security of his county, Agati launches a campaign to return Garnett to prison for life.
Two Men In Town hits theaters in France on May 7th and is currently seeking U.S. distribution.