Such a shame that this film was only for DVD market or at best TV. But I guess that in movie theaters, audiences, silly audiences craving for super f... heroes would not have followed; too much complicated whilst eating their popcorn...So this scheme reminds me other from the early 2000's, speaking of terrorists and agents in charge to fight them/ THE TORTURER, UNTHINKABLE, showing ambivalent characters in unusual schemes, where audiences, smart ones, had to think after viewing. Maybe the US movie industry wishes to denounce the Guantanamo syndrom here, with ISIS prisoners tortured...Maybe, but that's my own opinion. This one is not really about terrorists, but the overall scheme, ingenious plot, is really worth viewing. Do not expect good vs bad guys, it will be more complex than this. Early 2000s was the period for this kind of films, as was also the "lockdown" plots in the line of RESERVOIR DOGS, SAW and so on. Larry Fishburn is not always convincing as the tortured man, I mean not his performance, but for a tortured man, he woud have needed more make up, instead of this smooth and good fed face. Chubby face for a supposed starving man. One element borrowed from USUAL SUSPECTS.
