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Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer

  • 2013
  • 17m
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Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer (2013)
YMC ENTERTAINMENT presents Checkmate Keep Your Enemies Closer Drugs, Love, the Interpol and a Cartel form a deadly mix in this action-packed drama/thriller. Checkmate Keep Your Enemies Closer , is the story of Alex Decker (Peter Greene) a German Interpol agent, deep under cover, who has been on the trail of Jimmy the King ( Manny Perez) and Sandra, his wife (Yvonne Maria Schaefer), the ruthless leaders of the Los Zetas drug Cartel from Mexico. After several years of tracking them all over Europe and South America, Alex finally catches up to them in New York City. He successfully arranges a meeting through his informant, Michael(Markus Depfenhart) to purchase over a million and half dollars worth of pure grade heroin. With the help of Agent Cone (William Sadler) and Agent Lepari (Federico Castelluccio) from the New York City DEA, Alex secures the money for the bust. At the meeting, with Jimmy, Sandra and Michael, things quickly turn for the worse and fill the atmosphere with high tension, danger and an unexpected twist. Written and directed by Federico Castelluccio / Produced by Yvonne Maria Schaefer, Federico Castelluccio, Sylvia Caminer / Production Company YMC FILMS / Starring Manny Perez, William Sadler, Yvonne Maria Schaefer, Peter Greene ...
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Drugs, Love, the Interpol and a Cartel form a deadly mix in this action-packed thriller. As an Interpol agent tracks down the leaders of a drug Cartel, things quickly turn for the worse with... Read allDrugs, Love, the Interpol and a Cartel form a deadly mix in this action-packed thriller. As an Interpol agent tracks down the leaders of a drug Cartel, things quickly turn for the worse with an unexpected twist in the end.Drugs, Love, the Interpol and a Cartel form a deadly mix in this action-packed thriller. As an Interpol agent tracks down the leaders of a drug Cartel, things quickly turn for the worse with an unexpected twist in the end.

  • Director
    • Federico Castelluccio
  • Writer
    • Federico Castelluccio
  • Stars
    • William Sadler
    • Yvonne Maria Schäfer
    • Manny Perez
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    22
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    • Director
      • Federico Castelluccio
    • Writer
      • Federico Castelluccio
    • Stars
      • William Sadler
      • Yvonne Maria Schäfer
      • Manny Perez
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    William Sadler
    William Sadler
    • Agent Cone
    Yvonne Maria Schäfer
    Yvonne Maria Schäfer
    • Sandra Aguilar
    Manny Perez
    Manny Perez
    • Jimmy Aguilar
    Peter Greene
    Peter Greene
    • Alex Decker
    Federico Castelluccio
    Federico Castelluccio
    • Agent Lepari
    Markus Depfenhart
    • Michael
    Marco Caputo
    • Bodyguard
    Dave Barrett
    • Bodyguard
    John Timpanaro
    • Officer
    Syed Hossain
    • Cab Driver
    Jaime Pittaro
    • Bodyguard
    Alexia Godel
    • Office Assistant
    Carolina Valle
    • Office Assistant
    Emily Kieczykowski
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    • Director
      • Federico Castelluccio
    • Writer
      • Federico Castelluccio
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      official selection of the 2013 Albuquerque Film & Media Experience in New Mexico
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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Spanish
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      • New York City, New York, USA
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      • YMC Entertainment
      • YMC Films
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      17 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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