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Beyond the Law (1992)

Beyond the Law poster
Directed by
Larry Ferguson
Genre
drama film, crime film, police procedural film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 172 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An undercover cop joins a group of outlaw bikers involved in drugs and arms smuggling. He has to commit increasingly dangerous and violent acts to keep their trust, which makes him question his own morality.

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What happens

Beyond the Law (also known as Fixing the Shadow and as Made of Steel in its Director's Cut) is a 1993 American crime drama film written and directed by Larry Ferguson (in his directing debut). It tells the story of Dan Saxon, an undercover cop who infiltrates a group of criminal outlaw bikers behind a drug-smuggling and arms-dealing operation. In order to maintain their trust, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes and must question how far he can go beyond the law. The film stars Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, and Michael Madsen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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