Alfa Dog

Johnny Trulov - A simple American drug dealer, the son is notthe last person in the world of organized crime. Bezbashennye parties, booze, marijuana, sex with beautiful girls ... carefree life! However, there comes a time when problems arise in the gang of Johnny ...

Jake Mazursky, one of the members of the gang, can not make a major deal, and he is debtor to Johnny, because it was Trulov who invested money in this operation. To get your money back, Johnny kidnaps Zak Mazurski, younger brother Jake, intending to demand a ransom for him.

Initially, the whole company Johnny (including stolenZak) perceive the whole situation as another joyful adventure. But gradually, Trulov understands that Zack's abduction can turn into a life imprisonment for him. Then Johnny decides that there is only one way to escape prison - kill Zack and get rid of the corpse.

The film "Alfa Dog" based on real history Jesse James Hollywood, also known asMichael Costa Giroux and Shawn Michaels, the youngest criminal on the FBI's search lists. Because of the capture of Hollywood in 2005, the movie rent had to be postponed for a year.

Information about the film

Name: Alfa Dog
Original name: Alpha Dog
Tagline: One crime. Three days. Thirty-eight witnesses.
Year: 2006
A country: USA
Genre: drama, crime
Producer: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Emil Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis, Anton Yelchin, Sharon Stone, Ben Foster, Dominique Swain, Fernando Vargas and others
Scenario: Nick Cassavetes
World premiere: January 27, 2006
Premiere in the Russian Federation: 11 January 2007
Duration: 112 minutes

Interesting Facts

In English, "alpha dog" is the leader of the pack, the first dog in the harness. In criminal slang, the so-called low-leveler in a criminal group is called that.
The starting frames of the film are fragmentsfrom a real home video of some actors engaged in the film. These videos were filmed when they were children. The last child shown is Anton Yelchin, who played the role of Zak Mazursky.
Around the neck of Jack Mazursky is a tattoo in Hebrew. This is a passage from the Bible (108 Psalm 14 Verse): "... and let his mother's sin be not blotted out."