The Keeper
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joe Brewster
Giancarlo Esposito
Regina Taylor
Isaach Debankolt
Ron Brice
O. L. Duke
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Paul Lamont is a 36-year-old Haitian-American corrections officer at the Brooklyn King's County House of Detention. An aspiring law student, Paul, who lives a culturally bankrupt existence--is a man caught between two worlds. He sees the human side of the prisoners he watches over, just as he sees the violent and brutal nature of his fellow officers. The pressures of his job, including the threat of violence, unwanted overtime, and peer pressure have taken a heavy toll on his marriage to Angela, a middle school teacher who has been his wife for five years. His marriage is already in trouble when he bails Jean Baptiste, a mysterious Haitian, out of jail, convinced that Baptiste has been wrongly accused of rape. Insinuating himself into Lamont's life, Baptiste leads his benefactor on an unimaginable journey of self-discovery as his presence forces Paul to confront his misgivings about his own Hatian culture head-on.
Director
Joe Brewster
Cast
Giancarlo Esposito
Regina Taylor
Isaach Debankolt
Ron Brice
O. L. Duke
Alvaleta Guess
Sam E Wright
Shiek Mahmud-bey
Victor Colicchio
Arthur French
Jude Ciccolella
Liza Col=n-zayas
Cory Glover
Sixto Ramos
Curtis Mcclarin
Laurence Mason
Dan Moran
Michael Kirby
Mitchell Marchand
Kenshaka Ali
Gordon Joseph Weiss
Oni Faida Lampley
Novella Nelson
Emile St Lot
Aaron Griffin
Diego Lopez
Jewdyer Osborne
Lionel Bernard
Constance Bernard
Rocco Iacovone
Crew
Jean Alceus
Juan Amalbert
George Blacks
Joe Brewster
Joe Brewster
Paul Corvino
Bob Daruk
Giancarlo Esposito
Flavia Galuppo
Marl Galy
Champ Holland
Tom Jarmusch
Yves Joseph
Tom Mcardle
Forrest Murray
John Peterson
Ted Sabety
Ricardo Salazar
Marcia Shulman
Marcia Shulman
Michele Stephenson
Igor Sunara
Jordi Torrent
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Film at the 1997 Newark Black Film Festival.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States August 1995
Released in United States Fall September 5, 1997
Released in United States January 16, 1998
Released in United States January 17, 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States May 1996
Released in United States on Video February 17, 1998
Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City November 29 - December 15, 1996.
Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 13-27, 1995.
Shown at Newark Black Film Festival June 18 - July 30, 1997.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival May 5-14, 1996.
Feature directorial debut for Joe Brewster.
Broadcast in USA over Sundance Channel as part of month-long series "Representing Soul" August 7, 1999.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City November 29 - December 15, 1996.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Newark Black Film Festival June 18 - July 30, 1997.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Released in United States January 16, 1998 (New Beverly; Los Angeles)
Released in United States January 17, 1996 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" January 17, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video February 17, 1998
Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival May 5-14, 1996.)
Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 13-27, 1995.)
Released in United States Fall September 5, 1997
