Bad Lieutenant
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Independent Spirit Awards—Best Male Lead Toronto International Film Festival |
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“Quite possibly Ferrara's finest hour, with an almost unbearably sincere performance from Keitel.”—Empire
Abel Ferrara’s gritty 1992 opus propelled actor Harvey Keitel to indie stardom. Keitel bares body and soul as a corrupt New York police lieutenant, completely strung out on drugs and alcohol, and deeply in debt. When the lieutenant is assigned to investigate the brutal rape of a nun (Frankie Thorn), he is baffled when she forgives her attackers. His search for the perpetrators becomes a frantic scramble for his own redemption. Bad Lieutenant poses serious questions, and still packs a punch.
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Bad Lieutenant is a 1992 crime-drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Harvey Keitel as the eponymous "bad lieutenant". The screenplay was co-written by actress-model Zoë Tamerlis Lund (credited as Zoë Lund). She also played a small role in the film. Lund had been discovered by Ferrara and had starred in his earlier film, Ms. 45. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
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