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A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.


“The deepest secrets are the last to rise.”
A young ex-con risks his newfound freedom to track down the estranged daughter of a fellow inmate, and unknowingly brings a devil from her past straight to her doorstep.

Dermot Mulroney
Ray Childress

Darren Mann
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Alyssa Goss
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Mena Suvari
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Sonja Sohn
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Celia Rose Gooding
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Cory Scott Allen
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J.D. Evermore
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Drew Matthews
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Joseph Curtis Callender
Paramedic
Breakwater is a thriller, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of apnoe-diving, criminal past, prison break, crab fishing, probation officer, ex-prisoner. Directed by James Rowe, it stars Dermot Mulroney, Darren Mann, Alyssa Goss. A young ex-con risks his newfound freedom to track down the estranged daughter of a fellow inmate, and unknowingly brings a devil from her past straight to her doorstep.
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