Tropic War

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Movie
German title Tropic War
Original title Clinton and Nadine
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1988
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Jerry Schatzberg
script Robert Foster
production Donald March
music Jan Hammer
camera Isidore Mankofsky
cut David Ray
occupation

Tropic War (alternative title: Bloody Money ; original title alternative: Clinton and Nadine ; Blood Money , Blood Money: The Story of Clinton and Nadine ) is an American action film directed by Jerry Schatzberg from 1988 .

action

Clinton Dillard lives from smuggling birds in Florida . He finds his brother dead in his house, the traces point to a murder. Dillard also finds a tape recording apparently wanted by the killers.

Dillard tries on his own to find the culprit. The former prostitute and girlfriend of his brother Nadine Powers helps him with this. Attorney Dorsey Pratt provides some pointers.

Dillard and Powers arrive in Costa Rica . There they discover that arms deliveries to Nicaraguan rebels are being financed with drug money.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films described the film as " action-packed ". The intention of denouncing the financing of the rebels through drug deals " fizzles out ".

Awards

Ellen Barkin and Morgan Freeman were nominated for the CableACE Award in 1989.

swell

  1. ^ Lexicon of International Films

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