Actress Eve Myles returns as Gwen Cooper, and American actors Mekhi Phifer, Bill Pullman and Alexa Havins join the cast.

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You know, Spike Lee did that with "Clockers" with Mekhi Phifer, I mean, you know, he got him, you know, from nowhere.

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The film boasts strong performances, not just from Stiles and Hartnett, but also from Mekhi Phifer who plays the central Othello-like figure and becomes the target of evil manipulations.

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