A NECESSARY ACT OF VIOLENCE – John Torma (Launch Pad)
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| Title: | A NECESSARY ACT OF VIOLENCE |
| Logline: | When an army vet is framed for his wife’s murder, he must to go on the run with his stepdaughter to protect her. But when he discovers that both the police and a local fracking tycoon are responsible, he must turn back and avenge his wife’s death. |
| Pitch: | A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE meets TAKEN |
| Writer: | John Torma |
| Genre: | Action | Thriller |
| Why to Read: | An exceptionally readable and engaging thriller. The writing is slick, the setting and mood are clear, and the characters are instantly appealing. The descriptions are crisp and concise, painting a vivid picture that draws you into the story and reads as so cinematic that it’s impossible not to imagine it on the big screen. Set against the backdrop of a fraught environmental issue, this script avoids the pitfalls of some political films by treating its subject matter with nuance, allowing the characters and suspenseful plot to do the heavy lifting, and writing such an entertaining tale that you don’t even notice what you’re learning along the way. |
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