Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/22/06 Home Video 12/26/06 MPAA Rating Rated R for language, drug use, sexual content and some violence Running Time 1 hour 39 minutes Genre Crime, Drama Director Frank E. Flowers Writer Frank E. Flowers Cast Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, Stephen Dillane, Zoe Saldana, Razaaq Adoti, Agnes Bruckner, Victor Rasuk, Lee Ingleby, Anthony Mackie, Joy Bryant, Terry Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Carter, Caroline Goodall, Mpho Koaho, Ky-Mani Marley, Rachel Miner, Peter O'Meara, Serena Scott Thomas, Jake Weber, Robert Wisdom Studio Yari Film Group |
HAVEN
SYNOPSIS
Imagine you just got a fax that the Feds will be at
your door in a matter of minutes. The government
has remembered the taxes you forgot to pay and it's
time to take an extended vacation. No problem -- you
can pack light and still get by with a little extra
weight strapped around your midsection - 28 lbs. to
be exact -- the weight of a cool million in hundred
dollar bills.
Such is the case with corrupt businessman Carl
Ridley (Bill Paxton). He let his greed get the better of
him, and now he's on the run, his daughter Pippa
(Agnes Bruckner) reluctantly in tow. Just turned 18,
Pippa is not happy to leave her friends and
comfortable life in Miami, even if it's for the exotic
Cayman Islands, but Dad's in kind of a rush, so
there's no time for questions.
When they get to the islands, Ridley is preoccupied.
Banks are rapidly closing and he's got to find a clean
place to store his dirty money. In fact, he doesn't
even notice that the bungalow he rented is already
occupied -- but his daughter sure does. She finds
native Caymanian Fritz (Victor Rasuk) sleeping off a
late night in her bed, and when she walks in on him,
he flees out the window, leaving his wallet behind.
Suddenly Pippa's not so sorry about landing in
paradise. She tracks down Fritz and discovers that
the local bad boy is a real charmer who's more than
willing to show her the island, including its wild
parties.
Imagine you just got a fax that the Feds will be at
your door in a matter of minutes. The government
has remembered the taxes you forgot to pay and it's
time to take an extended vacation. No problem -- you
can pack light and still get by with a little extra
weight strapped around your midsection - 28 lbs. to
be exact -- the weight of a cool million in hundred
dollar bills.
Such is the case with corrupt businessman Carl
Ridley (Bill Paxton). He let his greed get the better of
him, and now he's on the run, his daughter Pippa
(Agnes Bruckner) reluctantly in tow. Just turned 18,
Pippa is not happy to leave her friends and
comfortable life in Miami, even if it's for the exotic
Cayman Islands, but Dad's in kind of a rush, so
there's no time for questions.
When they get to the islands, Ridley is preoccupied.
Banks are rapidly closing and he's got to find a clean
place to store his dirty money. In fact, he doesn't
even notice that the bungalow he rented is already
occupied -- but his daughter sure does. She finds
native Caymanian Fritz (Victor Rasuk) sleeping off a
late night in her bed, and when she walks in on him,
he flees out the window, leaving his wallet behind.
Suddenly Pippa's not so sorry about landing in
paradise. She tracks down Fritz and discovers that
the local bad boy is a real charmer who's more than
willing to show her the island, including its wild
parties.
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But Fritz has a dark side, too. He owes money to island gang leader Ritchie Ritch (Raz Adoti), and when he
spies Pippa's dad handling a lot of cash, Fritz suddenly knows how to get Ritchie off his back. Unaware
that she's leading her father into even more trouble than he had in the United States, Pippa and her
innocence are headed for a rude awakening.
Also about to have their innocence destroyed are young lovers Shy and Andrea (Orlando Bloom and Zoë
Saldana), who finally consummate their passion, only to be discovered by Andrea's brother, gang
wannabe Hammer (Anthony Mackie). Acting on his father's wishes, Hammer is bent on ending the
relationship . . . no matter what it takes.
Written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile
West Indies paradise, Haven is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which
unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an
instant, greed collides with innocence and passion goes up against those who forbid it, and all at once an
idyllic tropical refuge becomes anything but safe. -- © Yari Film Group
spies Pippa's dad handling a lot of cash, Fritz suddenly knows how to get Ritchie off his back. Unaware
that she's leading her father into even more trouble than he had in the United States, Pippa and her
innocence are headed for a rude awakening.
Also about to have their innocence destroyed are young lovers Shy and Andrea (Orlando Bloom and Zoë
Saldana), who finally consummate their passion, only to be discovered by Andrea's brother, gang
wannabe Hammer (Anthony Mackie). Acting on his father's wishes, Hammer is bent on ending the
relationship . . . no matter what it takes.
Written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile
West Indies paradise, Haven is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which
unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an
instant, greed collides with innocence and passion goes up against those who forbid it, and all at once an
idyllic tropical refuge becomes anything but safe. -- © Yari Film Group