Characters & Themes
Copkiller (1983) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1983 · 117 mins · English
- Directed by
- Roberto Faenza
- Starring
- Harvey Keitel, Nicole Garcia, Sylvia Sidney, John Lydon, Bob Kelly, Leonard Mann
A wealthy, youthful man who claims his motives aren’t financial becomes the captive of a determined NYPD officer who imprisons and tortures him after the man confesses to killing a police officer. The captor expects a confession, but instead his victim remains unbroken, even urging harsher punishment, turning the power dynamic on its head.
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