Primal Fear (film)
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Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney (Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy (Edward Norton) charged with the murder of a Catholic archbishop. The movie is an adaptation of William Diehl's novel. Norton was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his career-launching role.
The film also stars Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, and Frances McDormand. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit.
Plot
- Tagline: Sooner or later a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
Martin Vail (Gere) is Chicago's most famous defense attorney, known for getting acquittals for the most unpopular defendants — and so jumps at the chance to represent Aaron Stampler (Norton), a young altar boy accused of murdering the city's sainted archbishop. At first only in it for the publicity, Vail actually begins to care about his emotionally damaged client when he uncovers some of the archbishop's (very) dirty secrets, involving sexual abuse and worse. When Stampler reveals his darker side, however, Vail finds himself facing a much more difficult case.
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