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Acts of Violence

Acts of Violence

Protect what's yours.

20185.61h 26m

Overview

When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.

Directed by Brett Donowho
Written by Nicolas Aaron Mezzanatto
Produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla, Mark Stewart
Box Office0Revenue: $387K

Top Cast

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Detective James Avery

Cole Hauser

Cole Hauser

Deklan

Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore

Brandon

Ashton Holmes

Ashton Holmes

Roman

Melissa Bolona

Melissa Bolona

Mia

Sean Brosnan

Sean Brosnan

Vince

Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush

Detective Brooke Baker

Mike Epps

Mike Epps

Max Livingston

Tiffany Brouwer

Tiffany Brouwer

Jessa MacGregor

Jenna B. Kelly

Jenna B. Kelly

Haley

Themes & Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)policekidnappingclevelandhuman traffickingstrippermurderabduction

About Acts of Violence

Acts of Violence is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), police, kidnapping, cleveland, human trafficking, stripper. Directed by Brett Donowho, it stars Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Shawn Ashmore. When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.

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