A Dangerous Man

A Dangerous Man

Year: 2009

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Keoni Waxman

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Shane Daniels lives by the code of fighting for freedom. After six years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Arizona formally apologizes and releases him. Within hours he witnesses a Chinese‑mafia hit on a police officer, discovers they’ve kidnapped a girl and are carrying a bag of drug money, and is thrust back into a violent fight for justice.

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1

Shane stops a carjacking and is left under suspicion

In Arizona, ex-Special Forces soldier Shane Daniels intervenes when his wife Holly is carjacked. The mugger is killed in the confrontation, and Shane becomes the prime suspect in subsequent events. The incident initiates a wrongful-accusation arc that will define much of his life going forward.

immediately after the carjacking Arizona
2

Shane is jailed, then exonerated by DNA

Shane spends six years in prison awaiting trial, his life on hold. New DNA evidence clears him of the murder, and the state issues a formal apology along with a $300,000 settlement. Despite being cleared, he learns Holly has left him, fueling his bitterness.

six years later Arizona
3

Release and a fast, troubling return to the road

Upon release, Shane tries to pick up the pieces of his life but feels empty and exploited by the settlement. He buys a bottle of bourbon at a local liquor store and heads back onto the road, seeking meaning in a world that has moved on without him.

shortly after release Arizona
4

A rest-stop shootout uncovers danger and loot

At a lonely rest stop, a state trooper is killed by two Chinese nationals who then target witnesses. Shane intervenes, killing one attacker and forcing the other to flee. He discovers an unconscious woman and a duffel bag of cash in the trunk, prompting him to flee with the woman and Sergey to the town of Bellingham.

the same day as the release Arizona desert rest stop
5

To Bellingham: the fugitives form an uneasy alliance

Shane, Sergey, and the rescued woman Tia arrive in Bellingham, where Sergey reveals that Vlad is involved in selling stolen cars. The trio must navigate their precarious position with the law closing in and the chase intensifying around them.

shortly after the rest-stop event Bellingham, Washington
6

Tia's mission reveals a kidnapping plot

Tia regains consciousness and begs Shane and Sergey not to turn her in. She explains she was trying to bring her Uncle Kuan into the USA, but Chen and the Colonel have other plans and intend to ransom him. The stakes widen as Kuan's fate becomes central to the danger they face.

next morning Bellingham motel
7

Cops and criminals converge on Vlad's world

Sergey leads Shane toward Vlad's restaurant, where Vlad resists helping the fugitives. Meanwhile, two Chinese men break into their motel room, prompting Shane to fight them off. The underworld ties begin to pull Shane deeper into a dangerous network surrounding Kuan.

that day Little Russia, Vlad's restaurant
8

A firefight at Vlad's and a plan to rescue Kuan

Ritchie, Clark, and Chen's men descend on Vlad's home in a tense firefight. After eliminating Chen's men, Shane, Tia, Sergey, and Vlad regroup and decide to rescue Kuan from the Colonel's hands.

the same day Vlad's house
9

The abandoned mill: bombs, bullets, and a hostage

The Colonel positions Kuan at an abandoned mill, planting bombs and killing Chen's men while holding Kuan's escorts. A fierce gun battle erupts between Shane's group and the Colonel's men. Tia is shot, and Sergey carries her to safety as Shane faces the Colonel one-on-one, a dramatic struggle that ends with Shane triggering the bombs to detonate.

climax Abandoned mill
10

Kuan is saved and the Colonel falls

With bullets spent and bombs exploding around them, Shane defeats the Colonel and frees Kuan. Vlad helps ensure the group escapes the danger zone as the mill collapses around them, marking a hard-won victory that reshapes their futures.

immediately after the climax Abandoned mill vicinity
11

A fragile new alliance and a life beyond vengeance

Vlad confirms that Kuan can stay in the USA, cementing a precarious new alliance among the survivors. Shane, Tia, Sergey, and Vlad begin plotting a path forward away from the violent cycle that defined their past.

shortly after the mill showdown USA (post-mill)
12

Shane and Tia start a life together outside the USA

Shane and Tia, having grown close through peril, settle in an isolated glacier-side mansion outside the United States. Their new life represents a bid for peace after years of danger, loss, and relentless pursuit.

final Glacier-side mansion, outside USA

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