THE ATONIC

SYNOPSIS: Two stories revolving around the same days. Story one is 'The Pimp, The Ho and The Man with One Hand'. Which focuses on a The Pimp (Nicolas Cage), dirty cop who moonlights as a pimp for his girlfriend, Kat The Ho (Eva Mendes). They get mixed up with abuse drug addict, Norm (Laurence Fishburne) and a determined cop, Sheriff Walace (Patrick Wilson) out for revenge. 'One Last Job' is the second story that focuses on Roy (Ben Affleck). A bank robber looking for a way out from his gangster boss, Big Vito (Robert De Niro). Cataleya (Zoe Sandela) wants revenge on Big Vito and his henchmen Erik (Matthew McConaughey) for the death of her father.

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CAST:
Ben Affleck - Roy

Nicolas Cage - The Pimp
Robert De Niro - Big Vito
Benicio Del Toro - Rees
Laurence Fishburne - Norm
Danny Glover - Ol’ Joe
Scarlett Johansson - Ally
Matthew McConaughey - Erik
Eva Mendes - Kat The Ho
Zoe Saldana - Cataleya
Peter Sarsgaard - Tony
Patrick Wilson - Sheriff Walace 

CREW: Wrt/Dir/Edit: Corey Roberts

TIME: 40:53

RELEASE DATE: September 13th 2023
TAGLINE/QUOTES: ‘Sex. Drugs. & Violence. All In A Day's Work.’
GENRE: Thriller/Comedy
MUSIC: Gustavo Santaolall
SOUNDTRACK:
Superstitious by Jeff Beck - New Jack Hustler by Ice T - 

FILMS USED: Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans. Columbina. Don Jon. Garden State. The Gentlemen.  Heist. Hollow Point. Symphony For The Devil. The Pledge. Saw. The Town. We Own The Night.
TRIVIA/OTHER:
- Based on a short film made in 2005.
- The name ‘A-TONIC’ is meant to refer to a *new* hallucinogenic drug in pill form.

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