End Of Watch

End Of Watch

Directed by: David Ayer

Produced by:

John Lesher

David Ayer

Jake Gyllenhaal

Nigel Sinclair

Matt Jackson

Written by David Ayer Starring

Jake Gyllenhaal

Michael Peña

Editing by Dody Dorn

Distributed by Open Road Films 

Release date(s)

September 8, 2012 (Toronto Film Festival)

September 21, 2012 (United States of America)

Country United States of America

Language English

Budget $7 million

Box office $27,572,073

Plot Summary: 

Police officers Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Peña) are close friends and partners in the Los Angeles Police Department. Taylor is filming their police activities for a film project, attaching small cameras to his and Zavala's uniforms and carrying around a camcorder, much to the dismay of their peers and superiors. After shooting two suspects following a high speed chase, the officers are cleared and commended for their actions. Taylor and Zavala's antics are met with scorn by fellow officer Van Hauser (David Harbour).

The officers respond to a call regarding a man, Mr. Tre (Cle Shaheed Sloan) scaring off a mailman while intoxicated. Upon arrival, Tre hurls racist insults at the Hispanic Zavala, who responds by accepting a fight, to Taylor's approval. Zavala beats him soundly and arrests him, but wins the man's respect for not mentioning the fight in the report. Later that night, Tre and his friends are shot at by a group of Latino gang members and one of his friends is killed. The officers find the now-burnt vehicle used in the drive-by the next day, but are shooed off the scene by homicide detectives.

Responding to a missing persons report, the officers discover two children bound and locked away in a closet and arrest the distressed parents.

Taylor begins dating Janet (Anna Kendrick) and feels Janet is the only girl he's dated who can connect with him on an intellectual level.

Investigating the South Central area, the two pull over a man in a truck, who draws a gun during a routine traffic stop. After arresting him, the officers find an ornately decorated pistol, a gold plated AK-47, and a large amount of money in his truck. Unbeknownst to them, the money and firearms are connected to the Mexican drug cartel operating in the South Central area.

Days later, a fire is set to the house with the two children, prompting Zavala to rush to the aid of the children as Taylor reluctantly follows, barely making it out alive. The two are commended and receive the Medal of Valor for their actions, but Taylor has mixed emotions about the situation. Using the house fire incident as leverage, Taylor convinces Zavala to further investigate the South Central incident. Arriving at the house, Taylor and Zavala notice suspicious behavior from outside and enter. They arrest another man, who is also in possession of several ornate firearms. Investigating further, Taylor discovers a hidden stash of prisoners, indicating that they have just stumbled upon a human trafficking case. Upon exiting the building, they are reprimanded by federal officers and informed that the man had been a person of interest with possible leads to the cartel. Taylor is left confused and agitated.........................

 

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