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Escalation

Escalation

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20236.71h 29m

Overview

A former police officer puts aside his differences with the force in order to track down his brother's murderer. He teams with a younger detective to bring the case home.

Directed by Jimmy Mak
Written by Brett Caron, Matthew Nayman, James Mark
Produced by Bruno Marino
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Top Cast

Chris Mark

Chris Mark

Chris

Nina Kiri

Nina Kiri

Michelle

Cindy Sampson

Cindy Sampson

Archer

George Tchortov

George Tchortov

Hatton

Milton Barnes

Milton Barnes

Spencer

Paul Amos

Paul Amos

Perry

Jeff Yung

Jeff Yung

Ken

DL MacDonald

DL MacDonald

Gale

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Themes & Keywords

police brutalitypolicemurderconspiracy

About Escalation

Escalation is a action, thriller, crime film released in 2023 exploring themes of police brutality, police, murder, conspiracy. Directed by Jimmy Mak, it stars Chris Mark, Nina Kiri, Cindy Sampson. A former police officer puts aside his differences with the force in order to track down his brother's murderer. He teams with a younger detective to bring the case home.

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