Open Fire
Release Date: 1994-11-12
Rating : 7/10
Duration : 105 minutes
Genres : Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Director : Paul Greengrass
Writer : Paul Greengrass
Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive and, when he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers, leading to a nation wide manhunt. Innocent filmmaker Steven Waldorf is subsequently shot as a suspect by Finch, provoking a national scandal that rocks the police force.
Cast
Rupert Graves
Kate Hardie
Douglas Hodge
Jim Carter
Colin McCormack
Eddie Izzard