ILLEGAL TENDER is an action packed, gun filled, thriller fuelled by family ties and gangster feuds. The combined forces of Academy Award® Nominee John Singleton (Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow) and writer/director Franc Reyes (Empire) has produced a gripping story of a Latino mother and son in a quest for honor and revenge. ILLEGAL TENDER IS AVAILABLE TO OWN AND RENT ON DVD FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008.
Set in Puerto Rico, ILLEGAL TENDER tells the story of a close knit Latino family whose lives are shattered when husband, father and criminal mastermind, Wilson, is murdered by a gang over a bitter feud. Having witnessed the horrific murder widower Millie flees with her two sons to rebuild her life and do her best for her family.
Years on, Millie dotes on her eldest son Wilson Junior, a bright, exceptional student and a loving son and boyfriend. Suspicious of his mother’s sudden strange behavior Wilson begins to probe her about his fathers past.
Suddenly one evening Wilson’s world is shattered as he experiences the shock of his life when he discovers his deceased father was murdered by gangsters and that the villains have returned to settle the score, endangering the family and everyone around them.
ILLEGAL TENDER is a gripping gangster movie where the hunted become the hunters, with exceptional performances from Wanda De Jesus and Rick Gonzalez. ILLEGAL TENDER will have you on the edge of your seats willing the mother and son duo to show the villains they are not a force to be reckoned with.
