Mistrial (film) explained

Genre:Action
Drama
Thriller
Director:Heywood Gould
Starring:Bill Pullman
Robert Loggia
Blair Underwood
Music:Brad Fiedel
Country:United States
Language:English
Location:Montréal
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Executive Producer:Geena Davis
Renny Harlin
Producer:Bart Brown
Bruce Cohen
Rebecca Spikings
Editor:Rod Dean
Jon Poll
Cinematography:Paul Sarossy
Runtime:89 minutes
Company:HBO NYC Productions

Mistrial is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Bill Pullman, Jon Seda, and Robert Loggia. The film aired on HBO.

Plot

After community activist Eddie Rios (Seda), charged with the murder of two NYPD officers, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to legal technicalities, arresting detective Steve Donohue (Pullman) takes the judge, jury, and Rios hostage, and decides to have a new trial, presenting evidence that was not previously allowed. His captain Lou Unger (Loggia) tries to convince Donohue to end his hostage taking peaceably.

Cast

Background

Although the film was shot principally in Canada, the NYPD and other NYC sources were credited with assisting and advising.

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