Underplayed Gems

City of Ghosts (2002)

City of Ghosts poster
Directed by
Matt Dillon
Genre
drama film, neo-noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 94 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A con artist travels to Cambodia to track down his partner and collect his share of money from an insurance scam. The journey pulls him into a dangerous world of corruption and double-crosses.

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What happens

City of Ghosts is a 2002 American crime thriller film co-written, directed by and starring Matt Dillon, about a con artist who must go to Cambodia to collect his share of money from an insurance scam. The film was made in Cambodia, in locations that include Phnom Penh and the Bokor Hill Station. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002, and was released in the United States on April 25, 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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