Main Street Films’ suspense thriller John Doe: Vigilante opens on March 21, 2014 in select cities. The controversial film addresses the themes of justice, vengeance and a failing legal system and begs the question, “is violence ever justified?” The film stars Jamie Bamber (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) as a man who takes the law into his own hands after becoming frustrated with a failing legal system. During test screenings the film received positive reviews with one audience member calling it, “riveting and very compelling.” Additionally, Bamber has spoken out about the film’s controversial subject matter calling it a “social commentary about what’s right and wrong.”
“When 67% of former prisoners are rearrested within three years of their release you know there’s something wrong with the legal system,” said Kelly Dolen, director. “John Doe: Vigilante is intended to create a debate and put a mirror up to society. We aren’t glamorizing violence, but posing the question…is violence ever really justified? Who decides what is right and what is wrong? And why is the legal system failing us? The film is colored with shades of grey and that’s very compelling.”
Jamie Bamber portrays John Doe – a man accused of being a vigilante serial killer. As we await verdict on his trial, the film dissects the reasoning behind his actions which have divided the community. While imprisoned, a vigilante group called Speak for the Dead emerges in support of John Doe’s cause elevating the debate about justice versus vengeance. John Doe: Vigilante also stars Lachy Hulme (THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS) as the reporter who is trying to uncover the true story about John Doe.
John Doe: Vigilante marks the third theatrical release for emerging Main Street Films, who scored a critical success with The Pin – the first Yiddish narrative feature in North America in over six decades, and Great Expectations – director Mike Newell’s adaption of the Charles Dickens classic starring Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter. Main Street Films will be releasing Joe Manganiello’s (MAGIC MIKE) directorial debut La Bare – a documentary about the male strip club on which Magic Mike was based, later this year.
“Each of our films have been very distinct,” said Harrison Kordestani, President of Main Street Films. “With John Doe: Vigilante we have a very visceral and raw film that makes people react and think. It’s topical, it’s confrontational and it’s real, and I think that’s what has resonated the most with people. Jamie (Bamber) is captivating and we’re excited to expose him to an entirely new audience.”
John Doe: Vigilante was produced by James M. Vernon and Kristy Vernon in association with Screen Corporation, and is being released in select cities on March 21, 2014.
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About John Doe: Vigilante
Some call him a hero. Some call him a villain. He’s John Doe: Vigilante – an ordinary man who decides to take the law into his own hands. Frustrated with a failing legal system that continues to allow violent criminals to go free, John Doe begins exacting justice the only way he knows how – by killing one criminal at a time. Soon he becomes a media sensation and inspires a group of copycat vigilantes, but who is the real John Doe – a pillar of justice or a cold-blooded murderer? You decide.
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