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Directed by | Frankie Latina |
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Sasha Grey Bobby Ciraldo Danny Trejo Janet K. Beasley |
Written by | Frankie Latina Andrew Swant |
Starring | Randy Russell Danny Trejo Mark Borchardt Michael Sottile Mark Metcalf Ayesha Mohan Samwell Barry Poltermann Andrew Swant Bobby Ciraldo Sarah Price |
Music by | Peter Batchelder Ray Chi Didier Leplae Nick Pipitone Renato Umali Joe Wong |
Cinematography | Mark Escribano |
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Distributed by | Kino |
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80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Modus Operandi, directed by Frankie Latina, is an independent feature film shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Tokyo, Japan. Latina examines the exploitation film genre through a revenge tale about a desperate C.I.A. agent on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife.
The film stars Danny Trejo (Machete, Heat, Predators), Mark Borchardt (American Movie), Michael Sottile (Reservoir Dogs), and Randy Russell (American Job) as Agent Stanley Cashay.
The film premiered at the CineVegas Film Festival in June 2009, where it received critical acclaim and obtained sales representation from Submarine Entertainment.Modus Operandi was an official entry in the American Film Institute Film Festival where it screened at the historic Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles in October 2009. The film played to sold-out audiences at the historic Landmark Oriental Theater during the Milwaukee Film Festival.
The film started its theatrical run on September 10, 2010 at the IFC Center in New York City, with a pre-screening introduction from Sasha Grey and appearances by Danny Trejo and Mark Borchardt.
Modus Operandi was produced by Frankie Latina Motion Pictures, Special Entertainment, and Reign Supreme Entertainment and was distributed on DVD, Video On Demand, Netflix, and Redbox by Kino on February 14, 2012.