Quid Pro Quo
Director: Carlos Brooks
Genre: Thriller, Indie, Romantic drama, Drama
Year: 2008
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Nick Stahl, Pablo Schreiber, Kate Burton, Dylan Bruno, Jacob Pitts, Rachel Black, Aimee Mullins, Jessica Hecht, Ashlie Atkinson, Jeane Fournier, James Frain, Matthew Carey
Quid Pro Quo (2008) is a film written and directed by Carlos Brooks, starring Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Pablo Schreiber, and Kate Burton. The film was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and scheduled for release on 13 June 2008.
The plot involves a semi-paralyzed radio reporter who is sent to investigate a story, leading him to a disturbing subculture and a journey of self-realization.
On his inspiration for the film, director Carlos Brooks commented:
“I was interested in taking this story into the psychological realm, where no matter what our physical condition, we all have the same psychological potentials or limitations that we struggle with. Isaac puts on these shoes which allow him to walk again. That send him on a quest where, in the end, he discovers that he has really been investigating himself.”
The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of June 13, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 61% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 33 reviews — with the consensus that "Despite a stunning performance by Vera Farmiga, Quid Pro Quo never develops its effective parts into a convincing whole." Metacritic reported the film had an
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