Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Antoine Fuqua’s thriller ‘THE GUILTY‘ set over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch centre. In Select Theaters September 24 and on Netflix October 1.
The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
As a wildfire rages towards Los Angeles, embittered police officer Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) winds down a chaotic but tedious shift answering emergency calls — a punitive demotion he received ahead of an imminent disciplinary hearing. His ennui is soon interrupted by a cryptic call from a woman (Riley Keough) who appears to be attempting to call her child, but is in fact discreetly reporting her own abduction. Working with the meagre clues she is able to provide, Joe throws all his skill and intuition towards ensuring her safety, but as the severity of the crime comes to light, Joe’s own psychological state begins to fray and he is forced to reconcile with demons of his own.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Writer: Nic Pizzolatto | Producers: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Antoine Fuqua, Kat Samick, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, Svetlana Metkina, David Haring.
Director Antoine Fuqua’s feature directorial credits include: The Replacement Killers, Bait, King Arthur, Shooter, Brooklyn’s Finest, Olympus Has Fallen and Southpaw.
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