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Brake

Brake

The only way out is to give in.

20125.81h 32m

Overview

A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.

Directed by Gabe Torres
Written by Timothy Mannion
Produced by Gabe Torres, James Walker, Nathan West
Box Office0Revenue: $5K

Top Cast

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Jeremy Reins

Chyler Leigh

Chyler Leigh

Molly Reins

JR Bourne

JR Bourne

Henry Shaw

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Ben Reynolds

Kali Rocha

Kali Rocha

911 Operator

Kent Shocknek

Kent Shocknek

News Anchor Jack Stern

Jaylen Moore

Jaylen Moore

Training Agent Ahmadyar

S

Stephen J. Bridgewater

Training Agent McClane

M

Matthew Pollino

Training Agent Dipego

J

Jason Raphael

Paramedic

About Brake

Brake is a crime, action, thriller, mystery film released in 2012. Directed by Gabe Torres, it stars Stephen Dorff, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne. A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.

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