I Witness Page #2

Synopsis: Jim Rhodes is a human rights worker in Tijuana for a few days to make sure that union elections are fair at a maquiladora owned by a U.S. corporation. In quick succession, the police assault the strikers, the bodies of 27 peasants turn up in an abandoned tunnel that has caved in, and two U.S. teen bikers are missing. As Rhodes pokes around and speculates on connections among these events, he's beaten up, warned off by a drug dealer's attorney, and given varying degrees of help by the U.S. State Department rep, the U.S. Trade rep, and an honest local cop. It's always about money, but whose is at stake and how cheap is Rhodes's life?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Rowdy Herrington
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.8
R
Year:
2003
95 min
290 Views


- consult me, before...

- Excuse me...

but you have no right to insert

yourself in this body's work.

- I can assure you Mr...

- Rhodes.

Ah, yes.

- I have no intention of interfering.

- Well you just did.

I'm curious why your

organization would...

send someone of your experience

for a simple union election.

Mr. Fields, document

everything that happens.

You are interfering with

a police action.

- My role here is strictly neutral.

- You have no role here.

- What's he doing?

- Tryin' to help.

Look, these are unarmed civilians

they have a right...

I'm Roy Logan, the Plant Manager.

Last thing we need here is violence.

You give me one minute...

No!

I gotta go.

Thank you.

Thanks for what

you did out there, too.

It's the least I could do.

I don't want anymore problems here.

Where are you from?

- Detroit. You?

- Pittsburgh.

Daxmoore Headquarters.

The whole operation used

to be there. Three thousand men.

Then they moved us to Tennessee,

'til the union came in.

Then they moved us here.

Labor costs.

That was a disaster.

And you helped how?

Contrary to what you think, Mr.

Rhodes. I care about these workers.

Ah, well, prove it.

Get your buddies at the State

Dep. To reign in the local cops.

In case you haven't noticed,

this is Mexico.

We can't just twist their arms

into compliance with our standards.

You don't have to twist

their arms, Ms. Thompson.

Just show 'em dollar signs.

That's your job, isn't it?

Detective,

how's the investigation going?

It's progressing.

That tastes good.

I'll be very interested

in reading your report.

Buenas tardes.

Captain.

Any messages?

Lady Anne.

Hello, James.

What are you doing here?

Darrow is in hospital.

He's got malaria.

Anyway, I wanted to see you.

Sit.

- Are you all right?

- Yes.

- I've been worried about you.

- I'm fine, really.

The Red Cross forwarded your

personal affects from the Sudan.

Thank you.

And this letter is from

the Mexican Minister of Justice.

It's granting you full access

to the investigation.

- You still feel up to this?

- Yes.

You know, James, you've done

wonderful work for the cause.

- Wonderful. But lately...

- I know. L- I know.

You still understand our purpose,

don't you?

Yes. I do.

You know, I'd always hoped

that one day...

you'd come to Washington

and work with me.

It could make a difference,

you know.

With your experience,

and determination...

they'd listen to you.

I'm a field man, Anne. I wouldn't

know what to do in an office.

Well... things change.

Not you again.

Your government's decided to

cooperate and IRW's part of...

the investigation.

Says you're an observer.

This is still my case.

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