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Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

Some lies never die.

20247.01h 52m

Overview

Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

Directed by Adam Cooper
Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, E.O. Chirovici
Produced by Pouya Shahbazian, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage
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Top Cast

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Roy Freeman

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Dr. Joseph Wieder

Tommy Flanagan

Tommy Flanagan

Jimmy Remis

Thomas M. Wright

Thomas M. Wright

Wayne Devereaux

Harry Greenwood

Harry Greenwood

Richard Finn

Pacharo Mzembe

Pacharo Mzembe

Isaac Samuel

Lynn Gilmartin

Lynn Gilmartin

Diane Lynch

Paula Arundell

Paula Arundell

Susan Avery

Elizabeth Blackmore

Elizabeth Blackmore

Dana Finn

Themes & Keywords

baseball batalzheimer's diseasememory lossmemoirformer detectivea teiadeath row inmate

About Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs is a mystery, thriller, crime, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of baseball bat, alzheimer's disease, memory loss, memoir, former detective, a teia. Directed by Adam Cooper, it stars Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas. Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

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