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DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE

• Director: S. Craig Zahler
• CANADA, USA / 2018 / DCP / Colour / 159’ / English; Turkish s.t.

• Screenplay: S. Craig Zahler
• Director of Photography: Benji Bakshi
• Editing: Greg D’Auria
• Music: Jeff Harriott
• Cast: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Laurie Holden
• Producer: Sefton Fincham, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier, Jack Heller
• Production Co.: Unified Pictures, Assemble Media, Cinestate, Look to the Sky Films, Moot Point Productions
• World Sales: Bloom International, LLC
• Turkish Rights: Bir Film

Directed by heavy metal musician and novelist S.Craig Zahler, who is famed for genre-busting films Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Bone Tomahawk, Dragged Across Concrete is notable for its strong cast, Tarantino-esque dialogue, and violent scenes. The film follows two racist, violence-prone discharged cops, played by Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, who succumb to an even dirtier business upon going full-broke. Embracing the tropes of the ‘70s exploitation films while tipping towards noir and inspired by films like Taxi Driver and Dog Day Afternoon, Dragged Across Concrete is a unique “pulp fiction” that paints a bleak picture of America in the throes of injustice, societal divide, and bigotry.

This film contains scenes of sexuality/violence that might disturb some viewers.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.