Deceiver (film)


Deceiver is a 1997 American mystery film directed by Jonas Pate and Josh Pate and starring Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Renee Zellweger, Ellen Burstyn and Rosanna Arquette. It won Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 1997 Stockholm Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cognac Police Film Festival.

Plot

Textile company heir James Wayland is accused of murdering a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw and his less experienced partner Braxton.
Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, prone to memory losses and periods of violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, however, and he soon learns his interrogators' own dark secrets - Kennesaw had an affair with Elizabeth to get back at his wife for cheating on him, while Braxton has gambling debts with a bookie known as "Mook", who is demanding $20,000 payment.

Cast