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Synopsis: A family man Wade Porter is living the American Dream with his girlfriend Laura and their son Michael: they have a nice house, he has just raised a loan to make his company grow and they are going to get married. However their dream becomes a nightmare when Wade unintentionally kills a burglar that had broken into their house in the middle of the night on his lawn. He is sent to trial and accepts a deal proposed by the prosecutor, being sentenced to three years in prison. During the transportation, there is an incident in the bus and Wade is framed and sent to the maximum security wing under the command of the corrupt Lieutenant Jackson. His cell-mate John Smith that was sentenced to life revenging the death of his family befriends Wade and gives helpful advices and hope to Wade to return to his family.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Ric Roman Waugh
Production: Sony Pictures Entertainment
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
R
Year:
2008
104 min
275 Views


Come on.

What the hell's going on?

My preliminary was supposed

to be weeks ago.

I asked for more time

to build your case.

But I got some good news.

The DA's sympathetic

to your situation. He is.

He's agreed to reduce if you plead

no contest forthwith commitment...

Hold on. What does that mean?

If you plead no contest...

...he'll reduce the charge

to involuntary manslaughter.

You get no more than three years,

you start serving it immediately.

If you stay out of trouble,

you'll only do half.

Hell, you've already got

You'd be out in less than 15 months.

And what other options do I have?

We go to a jury trial which will

take a year to get to anyway...

...and they try you

for second-degree murder.

It carries a mandatory sentence

of 15 years to life.

Look, take the deal.

We won't do better.

Your Honor, the defendant

is willing to plead guilty...

...to an amended count

of involuntary manslaughter.

We've agreed to a three-year sentence

in state prison...

...with a forthwith commitment.

The 97 days Mr. Porter has served

in county jail...

...would be credited

to his overall sentence.

Mr. Porter.

Do you understand

that this can be used against you...

... in any future violations

or convictions...

... resulting in additional time

added to your sentence?

Yes, Your Honor.

And Mr. Porter, do you understand...

... that you'll be banned from buying

or possessing firearms...

... that until your sentence

and parole term is served...

... you cannot vote or leave the county

without authorization.

- Do you understand these terms?

- Yes, Your Honor.

Therefore, Mr. Porter,

for your conviction in count one...

...this court sentences you

to three years in state prison...

...with a credit of 97 days

already served.

- Good luck to you, sir.

- Thank you, Your Honor.

Yo, man, we caught the chain to the

motherfucking madhouse, homey.

It's like this place

is always cracking off.

Yo, my name is Jake.

They call me Snowman.

- What's yours?

- Wade.

Wade.

Yo, man, know who that f***er is,

Wade?

White dude with the mustache?

That's Danny Samson.

Dude's in the Brand.

He should be locked up

at the SHU at the Bay right now...

...but, like, the mad dog's genius,

you know?

He flies under the radar.

He's like a sleeper.

No letters, no AB tats, nothing.

Cops can't f***ing validate him.

What's the Brand?

It's the Aryan Brotherhood, man.

Yo, you better figure

your sh*t out fast, homey.

- So, what time's the game tonight?

- Five.

What are you doing?

Hiding from Jill Sanders.

She wants to fight me...

...but she's a girl.

Which one? The one in the white?

Well, she is big.

Yeah, she's huge.

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Ric Roman Waugh

Ric Roman Waugh (born 20 February 1968) is an American director, actor, and stunt performer. He is known for his work in Felon (2008), Snitch (2013) and Shot Caller (2017). He is set to direct Angel Has Fallen, a third installment in the Has Fallen film series, which is due for release in 2019. more…

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