Pawn (2013 film)

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Pawn
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Directed by David A. Armstrong
Written byJerome Anthony White
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Jordan Goldman
  • Danny Saphire
Music byJacob Yoffee
Distributed by Anchor Bay Films
Release date
  • September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,141 [1]

Pawn is a 2013 American crime thriller film directed by David A. Armstrong in his directorial debut.

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Plot

An old gangster, with a hard drive containing records of who he paid off, is targeted by a competition between dirty cops, internal affairs, etc. The dirty cops hire a thug to get into the safe (in the back of a diner) at midnight. He brings his friends and is too early for the time-release lock. Another crooked cop shows up (for uncertain reasons). The shooting ensues and during hostage negotiations the thug tries to put the blame onto an ex-con who just got out of jail, so that no one notices the real target is the hard drive.

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References

  1. "Pawn". Box Office Mojo . Amazon . Retrieved August 15, 2018.