Exposé (1998)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Daphna Edwards

Writer:

Daphna Edwards (writer)

Tagline:

Caught between passion and revenge, Jason comes face to face with a murder he may have caused.

Plot:

Jason Davis is a reporter who gets an anonymous tip that turns him into an eyewitness to a judge's murder.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Tip | Murder | Reporter | Photographer

Cast

Karina Lombard	...	Amber Collins
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Nancy Drake
Damian Chapa	...	Jason Drake
Steven Schub	...	Richard Dunn, Esq.
Sandra Bernhard	...	Janet
Gavin Harrison	...	Bob
Tom Schanley	...	Steve Collins
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Breliant	...	Maxie
Karen Breliant	...	Theresa
Tippi Hedren
Martika
Kool Moe Dee
Sascha Rasmussen	...	Security Guard
Allan Rich
Robert Romanus
Cari Shayne
Austin St. John

Also Known As:

Footsteps (Philippines: English title) (USA) (working title)
Deadline (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

UK:92 min

Country:

Sweden | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | UK:18

Company:

AMCO Entertainment Group

Soundtrack:

The Carnival Is Over

Quite flawed, yet oddly compelling

Far from being incidental, the theme of continuing child sexual abuse *is* the story of Footsteps. A haunting, disconnected portrayal of the deep effects on the psyche of this type of abuse, the film itself takes on the characteristics of those sexually abused from a young age. The seemingly aimless, stilted, dissociative quality of the movie is a reflection of one of the main characters. Her story unfolds in an enigmatic fashion, deliberately drawing on one of the key aspects of the child victim's personality – the quest to be unknowable, yet cherished. Although the sexual capriciousness shown in the movie often seems gratuitous, it is also tragically characteristic. Told on an `insider' level, there is no psychiatric consultant on the side constantly interpreting the characters and events for us. Although this movie leaves much to be desired, it is nonetheless compelling, in no small part due to the music of Amilia k Spicer, whose compositions imbue the viewer with an awareness of subtleties which the movies' characterizations do not satisfactorily express. The artists who perform `Sodom' undergird the final moments with a sense of inexorable ruination, which nearly makes their acting out superfluous. Although this film is often clumsy and superficial, and too thoroughly graphic, the compassion and purpose behind Daphna Edwards' effort shines through. Apparently, she took on this amateurish effort with a mission in mind. Those looking for mere entertainment will be unimpressed.