City
of Gardens is inspired by the 1980 story of a young American
surfer in Peru wrongfully accused of cocaine trafficking and sent to prison.
The intense action drama and coming of age story stars John Robinson
(Lords of Dogtown, Transformers, Elephant), Alex Meraz
(The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and New Moon), Johnny Lewis
(Sons of Anarchy, The Runaways, AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator
- Requiem), Michael DeLorenzo (A Few Good Men, Not Forgotten,
Resurrection Blvd), Deborah Unger (White Noise, The Hurricane,
Angel and the Bad Man, The Game), and Grant Bowler (Killer Elite with Robert De
Niro, Jason Statham & Clive Owen, True Blood 3rd Season, Ugly
Betty). The City of Gardens is directed by Camilo
Vila (The Unholy, Resurrection Blvd), who wrote
the script with Monty Fisher, upon whom the story is based.
The action drama follows a blond
Californian surfer, Wayne Montgomery (John Robinson), Wayne’s carefree
lifestyle and love affair with his beautiful girlfriend, Maritza,
(introducing Anahi De Cardenas), ends when
he is framed during a political uprising and thrown into a political prison for communist dissidents.
In the nightmarish prison, Wayne finds himself surrounded by a
group of political activists and social misfits, including an Australiian schizophrenic
(Grant Bowler) and an Icelandic
devotee of Krishna, Jorge (Johnny Lewis). Wayne is forced to share
a mattress with the animalistic beast that everyone calls Nicaragua
(Alex Meraz)..
Wayne meets with Consul Powers (Debra
Unger), whose hands are tied by the false drug charges. As Wayne's
naivety dissipates, another nemesis, the power hungry Lt. Gutierrez
(Michael DeLorenzo), moves to break Wayne´s spirit, torturing
him to extort money from his family. Left with few options,
Wayne adopts a new ethic – engaging the Peruvian activists,
sharing his gifts with them and learning the importance of faith
through his sympathetic friend, Jorge. Wayne
challenges Lt. Gutierrez’s authority, confronting the
depravity of corruption and abuse with his newfound
courage.
GENRE: Action / Drama
STATUS: Completed
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