He's the kind of cop who steals drugs off a dead man's body, the kind of father who'd rather feed his drug habit than his family... His badge means nothing to him other than the right to act like the very criminals he's supposed to be chasing and the fierce anger beneath his personality is only fuelled by his addiction to heroin, crack and alcohol. But when a beautiful young nun (Frankie Thorn) is raped on the altar of a local church, the 'Bad Lieutenant' (Harvey Keitel in an Oscar-nominated performance) is drawn to her case and into a final desperate attempt to find the true depths of human sin and the power of mercy.
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Written by
Victor Argo (writer); Paul Calderon (writer); Abel Ferrara (writer); Zoë Lund writer (as Zoe Lund).
Starring
Harvey Keitel (The Lieutenant); Victor Argo (Beat Cop); Paul Calderon (Cop #1 (as Paul Calderone)); Leonard L. Thomas (Cop #2 (as Leonard Thomas)); Robin Burrows (Ariane); Frankie Thorn (The Nun); Victoria Bastel (Bowtay); Paul Hipp (Jesus); Brian McElroy (Lieutenant's Son (#1)); Frankie Acciarito (Lieutenant's Son (#2)); Peggy Gormley (Lieutenant's Wife); Stella Keitel (Lieutenant's Daughter); Dana Dee (Lieutenant's Baby Girl); Anthony Ruggiero (Lite); Vincent Laresca (J.C.). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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