After 13 years of failing to bring his father’s killer to justice through the legal system, a young man sets out to find, capture, and deliver him to the federal prison once and for all.
After a convicted killer is able to walk free, Paul Lima decides to take matters into his own hands and avenge his father’s murder. With the help of two bounty hunters and a clandestine camera crew in tow, Paul goes down to the Honduran Island to seek justice. Aengus James directed with DP John James and their raw camerawork really increased the confusion and tension. Honduras, at the time of production, had one of the highest rates of homicides so being there seems like a danger in itself.
With tears in his eyes, Paul explains what happened. His father Albert was heading down to Honduras to evict three brothers from a bakery who reneged on a loan. Previously, he bailed out their dad for $84,000 to keep the shop open. After arriving to collect some of his debt, things turned violent, and he was murdered. Due to familiar flaws in Honduras’ legal system, the killer was set free.
The two bounty hunters, Art and Zora, are quite the characters but I occasionally questioned their skills and methods. They’re introduced sitting in a bungalow with Paul discussing the logistics of kidnapping and transporting a large man. Paul is a gym trainer, not cut out for special-ops, but he’s brave if a bit reckless. He’s unable to move on with his life until there’s some form of closure. The three of them have natural chemistry and when I wasn’t clenching my hands from some riveting moments, I was laughing at their interactions. I wish there was more information about the island and the bounty hunters but this is a lean and emotional adventure that was more moving than I was expecting.
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