Exposed (2016 film)

Exposed

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gee Malik Linton1
Produced by
Starring
Music by Carlos José Alvarez
Cinematography Trevor Forrest
Edited by Melody London
Production
company
Distributed by Lionsgate Premiere
Release dates
  • January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (United States)
Running time
 102 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Box office $205,703[2]

Exposed (originally titled Daughter of God) is a 2016 American thriller film, written and directed by Gee Malik Linton (credited as Declan Dale). The film stars Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Christopher McDonald, Big Daddy Kane, and Mira Sorvino. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 22, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.[3]

Plot

A police detective investigates the truth behind his partner's death. The mysterious case reveals disturbing police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.

The corrupt cop appears to be a rapist who sexually assaulted the mysterious girl (Isabel) in the subway station. Immediately after the sexual assault, she stabs him and the cop falls to his death on the subway tracks. The girl's rape resulted in her (Isabel) becoming pregnant and traumatized, causing her to move out of her now killed in action husband's family home and move back to her childhood home with her parents, leading to her reliving the abuse she suffered by her father as a child and blocking the rape event and the killing of the corrupt cop with a series of hallucinations while the cop's partner tries to unravel the mysterious case.

Cast

Production

Development

On September 6, 2014, it was announced that Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas would star in the movie Daughter of God.[4] While Reeves and Robin Gurland would be producers of the film.[4] On November 7, Remark Films was boarded on its first project to co-finance the film, which Daniel Grodnik is backing the Remark.[5] On November 8, Mira Sorvino joined the film.[6] The other cast include Christopher McDonald, Big Daddy Kane, Michael Rispoli, Laura Gómez.[7][8] In December 2014, Carlos José Alvarez was set to score the film.[9]'

Filming

Principal photography began in early November 2014 in New York City.[5][6] On November 26, filming was taking place in Brooklyn.[7]

Controversy

The original story was a surreal bi-lingual drama, reminiscent of Pan's Labyrinth and Irreversible, that focused on child abuse, violence towards women, mass incarceration, and police violence committed under the color of authority. However, the executives at Lionsgate Premiere thought they had been sold a Keanu Reeves cop-thriller. To increase the film's potential box office, during the editing process Lionsgate changed the story's focus to center on Reeves' character, and changed the film into a crime thriller. Gee Malik Linton is the director of the film, but is listed under the pseudonym of Declan Dale.[10][11]

Reception

Exposed received negative reviews from film critics. It holds a 6% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 3.3/10.[12] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 23 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[13]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review writing : "There are glimpses here and there of the film Exposed might have been, especially through the well-photographed upper Manhattan locations that provide a memorably gritty atmosphere. But anyone looking for a good Reeves thriller would be well advised to wait until John Wick 2."[14]

Box Office

The film performed poorly at the box office in the United Kingdom making a total of $122.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ While Gee Malik Linton wrote, produced, and directed the film, he was dissatisfied with the final project and opted to be credited under the pseudonym "Declan Dale".

References

  1. ↑ "EXPOSED (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Exposed (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Exposed". AppleTrailers.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. 1 2 McClintock, Pamela (September 6, 2014). "Toronto: Keanu Reeves Set to Star in 'Daughter of God'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Yamato, Jen (November 7, 2014). "Remark Films Boards Keanu Reeves Thriller ‘Daughter Of God’ – AFM Briefs". deadline.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  6. 1 2 McNary, Dave (November 8, 2014). "AFM: Mira Sorvino Joins ‘Daughter of God’ Opposite Keanu Reeves". variety.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "‘Daughter of God’, starring Keanu Reeves, spotted filming in Brooklyn". onlocationvacations.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "‘Daughter of God’, starring Keanu Reeves, spotted filming in Brooklyn". onlocationvacations.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Carlos José Alvarez to Score ‘Daughter of God’". filmmusicreporter.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Exposed: How Keanu Reeves' Newest Film Got Whitewashed". theroot.com. December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Director of Keanu Reeves thriller 'takes name off movie'". theguardian.com. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Exposed (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Exposed". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ Scheck, Frank (January 25, 2016). The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/exposed-film-review-858961. Retrieved April 2, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ "Keanu Reeves' new film takes £88 at the UK box office in opening weekend". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

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