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In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.


“There are two sides to every lie.”
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

Tim Roth
James Walter Wayland

Michael Rooker
Detective Edward Kennesaw

Renée Zellweger
Elizabeth

Chris Penn
Detective Phillip Braxton

Rosanna Arquette
Mrs. Kennesaw

Karina Logue
Sorority Girl

Ellen Burstyn
Mook
Tamara Mercer
Misty

Michael Parks
Dr. Banyard
Don Winston
Warren
Deceiver is a mystery, crime, drama, thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of prostitute, murder, textile company. Directed by Jonas Pate, it stars Tim Roth, Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger. The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
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