Target Number One

Jul 10, 2020

2h 15m

★ 6.2

Uncover the corruption. Discover the truth.

Overview

Ex heroin junkie, Daniel Léger, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When the deal goes sour, Daniel gets thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, the news of his conviction captures the attention of Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek, who decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Caramel Films

Highland Film Group

Téléfilm Canada

SODEC

Entertainment One

Goldrush Entertainment

Saban Films

Target Number One Trailers

Cast

Daniel Léger

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Victor Malarek

Josh Hartnett

Frank Cooper

Stephen McHattie

Picker

Jim Gaffigan

Arthur

J.C. MacKenzie

Norm

Don McKellar

Mary

Rose-Marie Perreault

Raiven

Frank Schorpion

Michael

Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi

Anna Malarek

Amanda Crew

Al Cooper

Cory Lipman

Daniel's Mother

Linda Sorgini

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