However, he had difficulty attracting enough funding to make the film; although he took payment for the screenplay, he reinvested his directorial salary, as did the film's producers, into the film to keep it under its $7 million budget. The film then splits and introduces Daniel Léger, who is shown to be little more than a drug addict, who naively took a job with a dealer, Glen Picker (Jim Gaffigan). The drug suppliers are arrested, alongside Léger and taken to a Thai prison. Malarek meets him at the airport, where it is revealed that both of Léger's parents have passed but it is shown that Léger has a new positive outlook on life. The film concludes with Léger's transfer from a Thailand prison to a Canadian prison. The film concludes with a note that Cooper and his fellow officers all received commendations for their actions.
He loses his job at The Globe and Mail and TV and his wife leaves him due to the pressure they are under. The narcotics operation hits a snag when it's uncovered that Léger is nervous to travel to Thailand, and he has had his passport withheld. In Canada, Malarek is feeling pressure for proceeding with the investigation. The film's cast also includes Jim Gaffigan, Stephen McHattie, Don McKellar, J.C. MacKenzie, and Amanda Crew. In 1989, a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of a heroin addict imprisoned in a The investigation into their handling of the Léger case was watered down and led to the lead investigator retiring. Upon leaving the prison he shouts to Léger to plead guilty as he will likely be found guilty and given the death penalty otherwise. [3] Based on the true story of Alain Olivier, a Canadian drug addict from Quebec who spent eight years in prison in Thailand in the 1980s after having been set up as an unwitting pawn in an espionage plot by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service,[4] the film stars Josh Hartnett as Canadian investigative journalist Victor Malarek, investigating the arrest of drug addict Daniel Léger (Antoine Olivier Pilon). Quebec director Daniel Roby spent 13 years working on his latest film, Target Number One, which finally arrived on the silver screen earlier this month. The lead detective, Frank Cooper (Stephen McHattie) makes an error in reviewing Léger and mistakes him for another criminal with a detailed criminal history. Léger is identified as a mastermind in the drug trafficking trade. In 1989, Victor Malarek (Josh Hartnett) a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of Daniel Leger (Antoine Olivier Pilon), a 25-year-old heroin addict serving time in a prison in Thailand and facing the death penalty. Rotten Tomatoes® Score
In 1989, Victor Malarek (Josh Hartnett) a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of Daniel Léger (Antoine Olivier Pilon), a 25-year-old heroin addict serving time in a prison in Thailand and facing the death penalty. Investigative journalist Victor Malarek (Josh Hartnett) is excited about getting an interview with a big time Canadian drug dealer, Daniel Léger (Antoine Olivier Pilon) arrested in Bangkok. Malarek meets and interviews Léger and uncovers the above details. The website's critics consensus reads: "Although it suffers in comparison to similar suspense thrillers, Most Wanted benefits from solid casting and a taut, intelligent storytelling approach. Many of the cast members are Canadian, including Stephen McHattie, Don McKellar and Antoine Olivier Pilon. Daniel Roby began his first research soon after concluding production of his 2007 debut film White Skin, and wrote the first draft of the script concurrently with his 2011 film Funkytown. Canadian Connection : Based on the exploits of Canadian investigative reporter Victor Malarek. He goes to interview Léger, who tells him he was involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons, which has gotten him thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. There is a struggle, and in the chaos that ensues Detective Cooper shoots his son Al Cooper (Cory Lipman) fatally. Léger turns up with Cooper who is undercover and the suppliers arrive separately. 58%. "[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Malarek's interest is pricked when he queries a few details with the Canadian authorities and receives push back. The narcotics police in need of a major morale boosting drugs seizure fall for Picker's scam. As he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, Malarek decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel. Léger left with no other options, travels to Thailand and tries to organise for a drug buy, but can only find a Tuk Tuk driver who can get 2 kgs of heroin. He promises his boss at the Globe and Mail that if he can spend two days in Thailand, he'll come back with an national scandal. He identifies Léger as a major player in the Thai drug world, and indicates that Léger can organise for a major shipment of heroin to be smuggled to Canada. [10], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 6.67/10. The Canadian police organise for Léger's passport to be issued, pay for the young man's flights, hotels and expenses in Thailand. Detective Cooper testifies falsely that Léger is a hardened criminal with a long list of convictions in Canada. But it's a crafty crime thriller, a rough-and-ready Heritage Minute given room to bloom into something worthy of its feature length. The film was theatrically released in Canada on July 10, 2020,[5] and on video on demand services in the United States on July 24, 2020.[6]. [1], The film finally entered production in June 2018 under the working title Gut Instinct,[8] and was retitled Target Number One during the production process. [9], The film made an estimated $138,000 from 72 theaters in its Canadian opening weekend. https://www.tribute.ca/movies/target-number-one-most-wanted/149323
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