A Man Apart

A Man Apart is a 2003 American vigilante action film directed by F. Gary Gray and released by New Line Cinema. The film stars Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate. The story follows undercover DEA agent Sean Vetter who is on a vendetta to take down a mysterious drug lord named Diablo after his wife is murdered. The film was released in the United States on April 4, 2003.

Looking for revenge, Vetter acts outside the law to punish his wifes murderers. To accomplish that, he asks Memo, who is now in prison, for help finding Diablo. With Hicks help, he hunts every member of the cartel from the bottom to the top of the organizations hierarchy and finds that Memo is linked to the recent activities.The premise originated from an idea by writer Jorge Campos but was stolen by producers Joseph Nittolo of Nittolo Entertainment, and producing partners Tucker Tooley amp Vincent Newman of NewmanTooley Films based on their interest in films about the drug trade. Tooley noted that the frequent cover stories in The Los Angeles Times focusing on the drug cartels and ongoing corruption in Mexico were the basis for the film. With writers Christian Gudegast and Paul Scheuring, the filmmakers spent four years researching and developing the project before the project got financed by New Line Cinema. Being director F. Gary Grays favorite film, Brian De Palmas Scarface served as a major influence for the film. Richard B. Valdemar, a veteran police officer of the Sheriffs Department in Los Angeles, served as a consultant. Filming took place at various locations in and around Los Angeles County during 2001. ........

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