Deceiver

Deceiver

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1997-08-31
Genre:Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration:106 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Actors:Tim Roth, Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger, Chris Penn, Rosanna Arquette
Production:MDP Worldwide, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

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