Liberty Stands Still

Liberty Stands Still

In the game of life and death... you only lose once.

R 2002 · 96 min · ★ 5.3 · Thriller, Action, Drama

As the heir and current marketing director for one of the nation's biggest gun manufacturers, Liberty Wallace is indifferent to the atrocities made possible through her business and her CEO husband, Victor. On her way to see her actor lover, Liberty ends up chained to a food cart full of explosives -- all at the insistence of "Joe", a sniper whose young daughter was a victim of gun violence, and who now has Liberty in his sights.

Directed by Kari Skogland · Written by Kari Skogland

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Linda Fiorentino Liberty Wallace
Wesley Snipes Joe
Oliver Platt Victor Wallace
Martin Cummins Russell Williams
Hart Bochner Capt. Hank Willford
Brian Markinson Rex Perry
Fulvio Cecere Burt McGovern
Jonathan Scarfe Bill Tollman
Ron Selmour Dwayne
Ian Tracey Mac Munro
Hilda van der Meulen Emma Alderson
Chiara Ohoven Heidi

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