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101 Films presents Abel Ferrara’s iconic neo-noir Bad Lieutenant (1992), released on 4K UHD in the UK for the first time. Driven by a career best performance by the legendary Harvey Keitel as the titular Lieutenant, Abel Ferrara’s unfiltered tale of self-destruction, guilt, forgiveness and redemption shocked audiences and critics alike with its uncompromising depiction of crime in New York’s seedy underbelly. In a career full of provocative filmmaking, the notorious Bad Lieutenant stands alone as Ferrara’s most incendiary and certainly his finest piece of work.
For twenty years, he has ruled the streets—gambling, stealing, using, killing. A corrupt, drug-addicted New York City cop spirals deeper into vice while investigating the brutal assault of a young nun. As the case forces him to confront his own sins, he walks the line of self-destruction and the elusive promise of redemption.
Brand new extras: • Shooting in New York - Interview with Abel Ferrara • Ken & Abel: Interview with Cinematographer Ken Kelsch • Bad Neighborhoods - The locations of Bad Lieutenant • Limited edition booklet includes Body of Evidence: How Harvey Keitel’s Bad Lieutenant Topped a Career of Fearless, Frank Performances by James Mottram, and Morality Crisis: The Vice and Virtues of Abel Ferrara by Rich Johnson
Archive extras: • It All Happens Here - The making of Bad Lieutenant • Audio Commentary with Abel Ferrara & Ken Kelsch • Interview with Abel Ferrara • Original Trailer