ATF

ATF

NR 1999 · 88 min · ★ 5.8 · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

In the wake of the tragic events at Waco, Texas where an armed conflict with armed militiamen broke out, agents of the federal government's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) carry out a clandestine mission within another militia operation that is possibly involved in the sales of guns and the murder of an agent. Agent Robin O'Brien infiltrates the operation against her director's orders. When events start unraveling and an FBI agent threatens to take over the operation and start a military action, the ATF agents have to apply what they learned from Waco to save another blood bath.

Directed by Dean Parisot · Written by Patricia Cornwell

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Amy Brenneman Agent Robin O'Brien
Kathy Baker ATF Director Maggie Hale
Vincent Angell Agent Reeve Aquilar
Keith David FBI Director Richard Long
Mark Boone Junior Jake Neill
Michael O'Neill ATF Asst. Director Ben Walker
Sean Bridgers Smitty
Jay O. Sanders Sam Sinclair
Sarah Trigger Carol
William Richert Patrick McKennan
John Philbin Randy
Raphael Sbarge Director Hale's Assistant

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