The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 2005
The Matador
Directed by
Richard Shepard
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
The story
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
Cast
Pierce BrosnanJulian Noble
Greg KinnearDanny Wright
Hope DavisCarolyn 'Bean' Wright
Portia DawsonGenevive
Adam ScottPhil Garrison
Israel TellezThe Matador
Arlin MillerRadio DJ (voice)
Azucena MedinaYoung Denver Fling
Jonah MeyersonTen Year Old Boy
Wiveca BoneraisTen Year Old Boy's Mother
Roberto SosaSkinny Mexican Man
Antonio Zavala KuglerHotel Bartender 1
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Ramon AlvarezShooting Stand Owner
Luz Maria MolinaSchool Girl
Philip Baker HallMr. Randy
Rachel SchwartzCantina Turista #2
Carolyn HorwitzCantina Turista #1
Jorge RoblesHotel Bartender 2
Guillermo RuizFat Man
Dylan BakerLovell
Hanny SaenzFat Man's Girlfriend
Gabriela GoldsmithFlirting Woman at Outdoor Café
Claudia LoboVienna Fling
Maureen MuldoonAustralian Bar Waitress
Bernice J. AlvaradoBudapest Ballerina
Adriana DávilaBudapest Ballerina
Silvia EhnisBudapest Ballerina
Deborah RochaBudapest Ballerina
Karla SalvadorBudapest Ballerina
Isabel VillaBudapest Ballerina
Arturo EcheverríaManila Target
Ramon ValverdeYoung Julian in Manila
William RaymondMr. Stick
Alejandro AmayaAdditional Matador
Jose Luis AngelinoAdditional Matador
Guillermo CapetilloAdditional Matador
Humberto FloresAdditional Matador
Jose Mauricio MorettAdditional Matador
Federico PizarroAdditional Matador
Penelope KauferLady Flirting in a Bar (uncredited)
Vivianne NacifVoice on Answering Machine (voice) (uncredited)
Benjamin OcaranzaFisherman (uncredited)
César Ámigo AguilarMan in Bar (uncredited)
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