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The Resource Face/off

Statement of responsibility: Paramount Pictures presents a Douglas/Reuther production ; a WCG Entertainment production ; a David Permut production ; a John Woo film ; produced by David Permut, Barrie M. Osborne, Terence Chang, Christopher Godsick ; written by Mike Webb & Michael Colleary ; directed by John Woo

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Summary: FBI Special Agent Sean Archer is trying to find a biological weapon that has been placed in Los Angeles by the sadistic terrorist-for-hire and criminal mastermind Castor Troy. Archer has been hunting Troy for the last 8 years and is consumed by revenge because Troy is responsible for the death of Archer's son. To do this, Archer must 'borrow' Troy's face using a surgical procedure to go undercover as Troy, but things go wrong when Troy assumes the identity of Archer

Credits note: Director of photography, Oliver Wood ; editors, Christian Wagner, Steven Kemper ; music, John Powell

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for intense sequences of strong violence, and for strong language
CHV rating 18A

Language note: English (DTS 6.1, EX 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby 2.0) dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Alessandro Nivola, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch, CCH Pounder

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Context of Face/off