Trauma Center

"The enemy is closer than you think."

2019 1h 27m EN

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Lt. Wakes is a vengeful police detective determined to solve the murders of his partner and an informant, and joins forces with a witness injured during the shootings. After the killers pursue the witness across the abandoned floor of a hospital, she confirms Wakes's worst fears.

“The enemy is closer than you think.”

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Cast

Nicky Whelan
Madison Taylor
Bruce Willis
Lt. Det. Wakes
Steve Guttenberg
Dr. Jones
Tito Ortiz
Det. Pierce
Texas Battle
Sergeant Tull
Roman Mitichyan
CSS Roman
Tyler Jon Olson
Det. Tony Martin
Catherine Davis
Emily Taylor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Eskandari
Writers: Paul J. Da Silva
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matt Eskandari, shot by Bryan Koss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nima Fakhrara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor R.J. Cooper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nicky Whelan and Bruce Willis and Steve Guttenberg carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matt Eskandari directs. Bryan Koss behind the camera. Nima Fakhrara scores. R.J. Cooper cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Puerto Rico, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America.
5Directed by Matt Eskandari, shot by Bryan Koss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nima Fakhrara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor R.J. Cooper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nicky Whelan and Bruce Willis and Steve Guttenberg carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The enemy is closer than you think.".
10IMDB entry: tt9625664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 18 themes, including "waitress", "detective", "puerto rico", "witness".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bryan Koss
Original score: Nima Fakhrara
Editing: R.J. Cooper
Production design: Lizzie Cuello Gebetsberger
Makeup / hair: Ybelka Hurtado
VFX supervisor: Francisco Cueto
Sound: Yagmur Kaplan
Stunt coordinator: Don Abbatiello
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $92,968
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Trauma Center (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 4/10 · 12,222 votes
MPAA: R

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JPV8522020-02-01
★ 5/10
Middle-of-the-road thriller had mixture of fine moments with sillier ones. Bruce Willis phones it again but not quite as bad as in the past (i.e. 10 Minutes Gone, which I just watched the other day). I did like Nicky Wheelan at least and can't say I wasn't slightly entertained as I do generally enjoy movies that primarily take place in one location. One side note, pretty amusing to see Steve Guttenberg in what is a bit role, kind of expected for him to be part of some (laughable) twist or something... 2.5/5

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