Biography: With an authoritative voice, this calmly demeaning and ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage and h ... show all With an authoritative voice, this calmly demeaning and ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage and he appeared in an off Broadway production of "The Nigger Lovers" and also in an all-African American production of the exuberant musical "Hello, Dolly! (1969)".
Freeman first appeared on TV screens as several characters including Easy Reader, Mel Mounds, and Count Dracula on the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) show "Electric Company, The" (1971)". He then moved into feature film with another children's adventure, "Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow? (1971)". Next there was a small role in the thriller "Blade (1973)"; then he played Casca in "Julius Caesar (1979/II) " and the title role in "Coriolanus (1979)". Regular work was coming in for the talented Freeman and he appeared in the prison dramas "Attica (1980) (TV)" and "Brubaker (1980)", the slow-moving "Eyewitness (1981)", and portrayed the final 24 hours of slain Malcolm X in "Death of a Prophet (1981)".
For most of the 1980s, Freeman continued to contribute decent enough performances in films that fluctuated in their quality. However, he really stood out, scoring an Oscar nomination as a merciless hoodlum in "Street Smart (1987/I)", and then he dazzled audiences and pulled a second Oscar nomination as the patient and dignified chauffeur assisting moody pensioner Jessica Tandy in the delightful "Driving Miss Daisy (1989)". The same year, Freeman teamed up with youthful Matthew Broderick and fiery Denzel Washington in the epic Civil War drama "Glory (1989)" about freed slaves being recruited to form the first all-African American fighting brigade.
His star continued to rise, and the 1990s kicked off strongly with roles in "The Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)" and "Power of One (1992)". Freeman's next role was as gunman Ned Logan, wooed out of retirement by friend William Munny to avenge several prostitutes in the wild west town of Big Whiskey in Clint Eastwood's de-mythologized western "Unforgiven (1992)". The film was a critical and box-office smash and scored an acting Oscar for Gene Hackman, a directing Oscar for Eastwood, and the Oscar for best picture.
Freeman's work did not go unnoticed, more strong scripts came in, and he was back behind bars depicting a knowledgeable inmate (and obtaining his third Oscar nomination), befriending falsely accused banker Tim Robbins in the uplifting "The Shawshank Redemption (1994)". He was then back out hunting a religious serial killer in "Se7en (1995)", starred alongside Keanu Reeves in "Chain Reaction (1996)", and was pursuing another serial murderer in "Kiss the Girls (1997)".
Further praise followed for his role in the slave tale of "The Amistad (1997)", he was a worried US President facing Armageddon from above in "Deep Impact (1998)", appeared in the loopy Neil LaBute black comedy "Nurse Betty (2000)", and reprised his role as "Alex Cross" in "Along Came a Spider (2001)". Now highly popular, he was much in demand with cinema audiences, and he co-starred in the terrorist drama "Sum of All Fears (2002)", was a military officer in the Stephen King -inspired "The Dreamcatcher (2003)", gave divine guidance as God to Jim Carrey in the very funny "Bruce Almighty (2003)", and played a minor role in the uneven comedy "Big Bounce (2004)".
However, 2005 was finally to be Morgan Freeman's year, when again he teamed up with good friend Clint Eastwood to appear in the heart-wrenching drama, "Million Dollar Baby (2004)". Freeman's on-screen performance is simply world-class as ex-prize fighter Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris, who works in a run-down boxing gym alongside grizzled trainer Frankie Dunn, as the two work together to hone the skills of never-say-die female boxer Hilary Swank. Freeman received his fourth Oscar nomination and, finally, impressed the Academy's judges enough to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
In addition to his film work, his commanding yet mellifluous voice has also led Freeman to be cast to narrate or host dozens of first-rate television specials covering topics from the American Civil War, the American Film Institute, blues music, the White House, and many commemorative events involving the US film industry, most recently as the narrator of the American version of "Marche de l'empereur, La (2005)". hide |
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| A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States." Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Documentary, USA
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| In 1959 Brighton, disgraced cop turned private detective Tony Aaron works largely on falsifying adulteries for use as evidence in divorce cases. He involves his wife as the fictional co-respondent for painter Carlo Stasio but the pair are shot dead in the hotel room. In charge of the case is Frank, Tony's ex-partner still on the Brighton force. His most likely suspects are Angeline, Stasio's mistress who is set to inherit his house and pictures, and Tony himself, parts of whose story don't seem to add up. |
Categories: 1991, Crime, Drama, Thriller, UK
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| In July of 1967, In Motaba River Valley, Zaire, a virus with a 100% mortality rate starts infecting people. The virus becomes known as the Motaba virus, and it's so deadly that it causes severe bleeding and liquefies internal organs, killing within 3 days. The virus wipes out Motaba River Valley, and a devastatingly huge fire bomb is dropped onto Motaba River Valley in order to reduce the chances of further infection. The bomb was dropped on the orders of corrupt General Donald McClintock, even though an army surgeon, General Bill Ford, was against the idea. 27 years later, in 1994, there is another outbreak in Motaba River Valley. At the United States Army Research Insitiute of Infectious Diseases (USARIID), located at Fort Detrick in Maryland, Colonel Sam Daniels is doing research on the Motaba virus, and so is his ex-wife Roberta Keough, who works at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. A monkey carrying the Motaba virus stows away on a ship that is heading for the USA, and after the monkey's arrival, people in Cedar Creek, California start becoming infected by the virus. Sam and Roberta head into Cedar Creek with fellow doctor Casey Schuler, and they start searching for the monkey, thinking that the monkey is the key to finding a cure. Along the way, Sam stumbles onto some information that may be of help — McClintock has been concealing vital information from the president of the United States. Since 1967, McClintock and Ford have been in possession of E-1101, a serum that was made to cure the virus. McClintock has been trying to stop Ford from coming forward with this information, and so far, McClintock has succeeded. McClintock now wants to drop onto Cedar Creek the kind of firebomb that was dropped on Motaba River Valley 27 years ago. Sam and Roberta figure out that the virus in the Cedar Creek outbreak is a new strain of the Motaba virus — an airborne strain that is even more contagious than the flu. When a new serum is made to stop the new strain, Sam and Roberta set out to stop McClintock from having the town blown up. |
Categories: 1995, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, USA
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| In July of 1967, In Motaba River Valley, Zaire, a virus with a 100% mortality rate starts infecting people. The virus becomes known as the Motaba virus, and it's so deadly that it causes severe bleeding and liquefies internal organs, killing within 3 days. The virus wipes out Motaba River Valley, and a devastatingly huge fire bomb is dropped onto Motaba River Valley in order to reduce the chances of further infection. The bomb was dropped on the orders of corrupt General Donald McClintock, even though an army surgeon, General Bill Ford, was against the idea. 27 years later, in 1994, there is another outbreak in Motaba River Valley. At the United States Army Research Insitiute of Infectious Diseases (USARIID), located at Fort Detrick in Maryland, Colonel Sam Daniels is doing research on the Motaba virus, and so is his ex-wife Roberta Keough, who works at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. A monkey carrying the Motaba virus stows away on a ship that is heading for the USA, and after the monkey's arrival, people in Cedar Creek, California start becoming infected by the virus. Sam and Roberta head into Cedar Creek with fellow doctor Casey Schuler, and they start searching for the monkey, thinking that the monkey is the key to finding a cure. Along the way, Sam stumbles onto some information that may be of help — McClintock has been concealing vital information from the president of the United States. Since 1967, McClintock and Ford have been in possession of E-1101, a serum that was made to cure the virus. McClintock has been trying to stop Ford from coming forward with this information, and so far, McClintock has succeeded. McClintock now wants to drop onto Cedar Creek the kind of firebomb that was dropped on Motaba River Valley 27 years ago. Sam and Roberta figure out that the virus in the Cedar Creek outbreak is a new strain of the Motaba virus — an airborne strain that is even more contagious than the flu. When a new serum is made to stop the new strain, Sam and Roberta set out to stop McClintock from having the town blown up. |
Categories: 1995, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, USA
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| A team of scientists deduces a machine and process to use regular water to produce energy. After the celebration of their sucess the industrial warehouse that was home to their experiment is blown to flaming bits. With one member of the team dead and another missing two other members are the object of FBI scrutiny. They go on the run with the feds hot on their tails. The two lead the FBI to a secret underground facility where they find a replica of their machine and the missing scientist. A government conspiracy is unmasked and an exciting escape must be tried as the machine is started up and set to blow yet another crater in the Earth. Search keywords
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Categories: 1996, Action, Drama, Thriller, USA
Categories: 2003, Drama, USA
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| A teacher at a school for children of politicians kidnaps a senator's daughter after 2 years. He is revealed to be a criminal wearing a mask of the teacher and contacts a criminal psychologist to play cat and mouse. Cross believes he is being involved to ensure the kidnapper will attain fame. Confirmed by copycat of the Lindenburgh kidnapping and books about the case found in his hideout. However it is a deception using an unsuspecting accomplice and hides another plot the profiler is blind to. Search keywords
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Categories: 2001, Canada, Crime, Germany, Mystery, Thriller, USA
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| A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum. Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Comedy, Crime, USA
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| An extraordinary situation calls for an extraordinary solution. At strife-torn Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, that solution had a name: Principal "Crazy Joe" Clark. With a bullhorn in one hand and a baseball bat in the other, he slammed the door on losers at Eastside. Brought in as a last resort to stop the state government from taking control of the school, Clark chained the doors shut to keep troublemakers OUT and achievers IN. Parents fought him. Teachers resented him. Even his own boss doubted him. But lots of kids loved him. Clark turned Eastside around, appearing on the cover of "Time Magazine" and becoming a national symbol of tough-love education. "If you don't succeed in life," Clark tells his students, "don't blame your backgrounds. Don't blame the Establishment. Blame YOURSELVES." His message is simple: Don't lean on excuses, drugs, crime, or anger. LEAN ON ME...and learn. Search keywords
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Categories: 1989, Drama, USA
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| A virus similar to Ebola & Lassa is discovered in Africa in 1969. 25 years later, it resurfaces - and Col. Sam Daniels of the U.S. Army is sent in to investigate it. When he returns he warns his boss, Brigadier-Gen. Ford, of the lethal nature of the virus and wants to put out an alert. Ford, who had been one of the men who first dealt with the virus, insists the virus is contained and unlikely to show up in the U.S. What neither man knows is that the host - a monkey - has been brought into the U.S. by freighter. Through an under-the-table bribe, a young man gets the monkey out of the animal-testing lab it was bound for. Soon, the man is infected - and Col. Daniels' ex-wife, Dr. Keough - now with the CDC - is called into Boston when the young man is brought to a hospital in critical condition. Dr. Keough discovers that the man has died from the virus, and at the same time - on the other side of the country - a new outbreak is starting in a little California town. A quarantine is set up to stop the virus from spreading, while Ford's boss, the sinister Major-Gen. McClintock, has his own agenda in mind - to harness this lethal bug for use as a bioweapon. With the President about to order a fuel-air bomb to be dropped on the little town to stop the outbreak, Daniels must find a way to unravel McClintock's sinister plan... Search keywords
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Categories: 1995, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, USA
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| Josh Pollack, a naive and ambitious reporter, is convinced the F.R.A.T., an elite force within the Edison Police Department, is corrupted. Working on a homicide case, he begins to unearth evidence which suggests that the entire justice system is willingly turning a blind eye to the abuses of the this force. When his life and that of his girlfriend are threatened from his research, he join forces with his editor, a once-famous reporter, and a renown private detective to bring down the F.R.A.T. and every one behind it. Search keywords
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Categories: 2005, Crime, Drama, Thriller, USA
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| Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece. Aided by escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernan, Cross hunts down the kidnapper, who operates under the pseudonym "Casanova". Search keywords
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Categories: 1997, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, USA
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| Henry Brubaker is the new host is from Wakefield Prison. He makes entrance is a prisoner in order to obtain convict's-eye-view of the real state of the institution. His horror, he finds all manner of abuse and corruption, which, after disclosing his real identity, she sets out to correct.
Henry Brubaker on uusi isäntä on Wakefield vankilassa. Hän tekee sisäänkäynti on vanki saadakseen convict's-eye-view-osa todellisesta tilasta laitokselle. Hänen kauhu hän löytää kaikki tavalla väärinkäyttöä ja korruptiota, jonka jälkeen luovuttanut hänen todellinen henkilöllisyytensä, hän esitetään korjata. Search keywords
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Categories: 1980, Drama, USA
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| Having landed in the wrong place in bad time, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) must kill the Rabbi (Well Kingsley) to abolish a 96.000$ debt to the Boss (Morgan Freeman) and to reimburse 33.000$ to the Rabbi. He cannot go to the police and he cannot leave the city. On the top of all that, behind Mr of the stage. Blacksmith aka Mr. Goodkat (Bruce Willis) conspires secretly to kill Slevin.
Après avoir atterri dans l'endroit faux au mauvais temps, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) doit tuer le Rabbin (Ben Kingsley) pour supprimer une dette de 96.000$ au Patron (Morgan Freeman) et rembourser 33.000$ au Rabbin. Il ne peut pas aller chez la police et il ne peut pas quitter la ville. Sur le haut de tout cela, derrière le M. de la scène. Forgeron aka M.. Goodkat (Bruce Willis) conspire secrètement pour tuer Slevin. Search keywords
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Categories: 2006, Crime, Drama, Germany, Thriller, USA
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| When the president of Russia dies suddenly, a man whose policy is unknown practically succeeds it. The change in the political paranoia of leaders' sparks among the American civil servants of CIA, therefore manager of CIA BILL CABOT recruits a young analyst to give outline and advice regarding situation. Then the unthinkable arrives: a nuclear bomb blows up in one U. S. the city and America are quick to criticise the Russians.
Quand le président de la Russie meurt subitement, un homme dont la politique est inconnue pratiquement lui succède. Le changement dans la paranoïa d'étincelles de chefs politique parmi les fonctionnaires de CIA américains, donc directeur de CIA Bill Cabot recrute un jeune analyste pour fournir l'aperçu et le conseil à propos de la situation. Alors l'impensable arrive : une bombe nucléaire explose dans un U. S. la ville et l'Amérique sont rapides pour blâmer les Russes. Search keywords
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Categories: 2002, Action, Drama, Germany, Thriller, USA
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| Bruce Nolan (Carrey), a reporter of television to Buffalo, N. THERE. everything in life in spite of his popularity and love of his girlfriend, Favour (Aniston) is discontented of almost. At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce makes fun with anger and rages against God and God answers. God appears in human form (Freeman) and, by endowing Bruce with divine powers, challenge Bruce to engage big job see if he can make him a little better.
Bruce Nolan (Carrey), un reporter de télévision à Buffle, N. Y. , est mécontent de presque tout dans la vie en dépit de sa popularité et l'amour de sa petite amie, la Grâce (Aniston). À la fin du pire jour de sa vie, Bruce se moque avec colère et fait rage contre Dieu et Dieu répond. Dieu apparaît dans la forme humaine (Freeman) et, en dotant Bruce avec les pouvoirs divins, défie Bruce d'embaucher le grand travail voir s'il peut le faire un peu mieux. Search keywords
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Categories: 2003, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, USA
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| Directly having taken out the plan of the Al Ghul de Ra and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Jonathan Crane l' Épouvantail d' AKA, Prescription continues its obviously endless effort to bring in justice for the crime of Gotham and corrupted with the help of Lt. James Gordon and new prosecutor de la République named Harvey Dent. But this time, the Dark Knight faces up a criminal going up psychopath called the Joker, which is frightening smile makes him more dangerous than what he must again drop. It becomes an agenda to both enemies that only one of them every part of in what remains and is willing to break what they believe they stop other one.
Directement après avoir sorti le plan de l'Al Ghul de Ra et la disparition mystérieuse de Dr. Jonathan Crane l'Épouvantail d'AKA, l'Ordonnance continue son effort apparemment sans fin d'apporter à la justice pour le crime de Gotham et corrompu avec l'aide de Lt. James Gordon et nouveau Procureur de la République nommé Harvey Dent. Mais cette fois, le Chevalier Sombre fait face à un criminel psychopathe montant appelé le Joker, qui est le sourire angoissant le rend plus dangereux que ce qu'il doit encore lâcher. Cela devient un ordre du jour aux deux ennemis que seulement un d'entre eux reste et est disposé à casser chaque partie de dans ce quoi ils croient arrêter l'autre. Search keywords
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Categories: 2008, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, USA
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| The teacher of widower and baseball and the coach of basketball Ray Keene lost his wife who died from the cancer two years ago. When his youthful son Chris Keene is caught by the police smoking the pot, Ray invites him to make of the walking and to camp in wood to augment their obligations. During this time, the interested murderer Frank Carden is stopped by the federal Detective police forces after a car accident in the middle of a contract to kill an important target. While Frank trip on the road accompanied by three agents of federal judicial police, his men try to save it, but his motorized falls in a river and is carried by drift. Ray helps the Hurt and frank agent given a slap to leave the river and feels responsible to deliver in Franc in justice. Ancient policeman and stubborn Ray do not listen to the proposal of Franc to leave him peace and trip by wood with Chris, by trying to find a sure place. But the men of Franc and a secret agent in the team follow the group with different lethal intentions.
L'enseignant de veuf et le base-ball et l'entraîneur de basket-ball Ray Keene ont perdu sa femme qui est morte du cancer il y a deux ans. Quand son fils adolescent Chris Keene est attrapé par la police fumant le pot, Ray l'invite à faire de la randonnée et camper dans les bois pour augmenter leurs obligations. Pendant ce temps, l'assassin intéressé Franc Carden est arrêté par la Police judiciaire fédérale après un accident de voiture dans le milieu d'un contrat pour tuer une cible importante. Pendant que Franc voyage sur la route accompagnée par trois agents de Police judiciaire fédérale, ses hommes essaient de le sauver, mais ses chutes automobiles dans un fleuve et est porté par la dérive. Ray aide l'agent blessé et Franc donné une claque à quitter le fleuve et se sent responsable pour livrer à Franc à la justice. Ancien agent de police et Rayon entêté n'écoutent pas la proposition de Franc de lui laisser la paix et le voyage par les bois avec Chris, en essayant de trouver un endroit sûr. Mais les hommes de Franc et un agent secret dans l'équipe poursuivent le groupe avec de différentes intentions mortelles. Search keywords
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Categories: 2006, Crime, Drama, Germany, Thriller, USA
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| *quot; Voulu*quot; the history of an apathetic to person transformation in incomparable enforcer of justice says. In 2008, we are introduced to a hero for a new generation: 25 years used the lazybones, WESLEY GIBSON. Wes is most worse disposed, living in the cube, by hitting clock the drone which this planet has never known. His boss crosses him a soap every hour, his girlfriend ignores it regularly and her life continues walking in interminable trouble and routine. Each knows that this thrown out of gear lazybone will rise in absolutely nothing and also, before he meets the sexy, shrewd woman called the FOX and then every exchange rate. The father separated from Wes is slaughtered and the lethal Fox recruits it in Brotherhood, a secret society which makes it to avenge the death of his father, by opening his still powers. And oh the made boy it has powers, as it teaches Wes how to develop its quick reflexes of lightning and prodigious suppleness, he discovers that Brotherhood saw by an unbreakable, ancient code: accomplish the lethal orders given by impassive Very destiny. Wes, with the guardian wickedly bright and sexy, more paternal advice of the cryptic leader of Brotherhood, SLOAN, young Wes grows to appreciate all force and success which he has never wanted. But, slowly, it realizes that there is more to his dangerous associates that the relaxed eye meets. And, as it wobbles between new found heroism and revenge, Wes will come to learn that nobody can ever teach him; that it alone orders his destiny.
"Voulu" dit l'histoire d'un apathique à personne transformation dans enforcer incomparable de justice. En 2008, nous sommes présentés à un héros pour une nouvelle génération : 25 ans ont employé le flemmard, WESLEY GIBSON. Wes est le plus mal disposé, habitant le cube, en frappant horloge le faux-bourdon que cette planète savait jamais. Son patron lui passe un savon toutes les heures, sa petite amie l'ignore régulièrement et sa vie continue à marcher dans l'ennui interminable et la routine. Chacun sait que ce flemmard débrayé ne s'élèvera à absolument rien et lui aussi, avant qu'il ne rencontre la femme sexy, rusée appelée le RENARD et ensuite tout change. Le père séparé de Wes est assassiné et le Renard mortel le recrute dans la Fraternité, une société secrète qui l'entraîne à venger la mort de son père, en ouvrant ses pouvoirs dormants. Et oh le garçon fait il a des pouvoirs, comme elle enseigne à Wes comment développer ses réflexes rapides de foudre et agilité phénoménale, il découvre que la Fraternité vit par un code ancien, incassable : réaliser les ordres mortels donnés par le Destin impassible lui-même. Wes, avec son tuteur vilainement brillant et sexy, plus les conseils paternels du chef énigmatique de la Fraternité, SLOAN, jeune Wes grandit pour apprécier toute la force et le succès qu'il voulait jamais. Mais, lentement, il se rend compte qu'il y a plus à ses associés dangereux que rencontre l'oeil décontracté. Et, comme il vacille entre le nouvel héroïsme trouvé et la vengeance, Wes viendra pour apprendre que personne ne peut jamais lui enseigner; qu'il seul les commandes son destin. Search keywords
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Categories: 2008, Action, Thriller, USA
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