Posted 6/12/2007 1:07:03 PM | | | | The Overlord's Bridge Feature-Low Budget This is the greatest story never told about the US war on Colombian drug lords. A team of American special forces all with ties to each other or agents in Colombia, take on a unauthorized mission to bring down a ruthless drug lord and his cartel, to do the right thing and avenge a childhood friend of the agents brutally murdered by the drug lord. The team must battle a civilian population that reveres the drug lord and and the ties that bind them all together, leading to a climatic showdown in the mountainous jungle at the Overlords Bridge, the symbol of his power and ability to distribute his products from the protected mountain plateau where they are grown and processed.. Location: Seneca, South Carolina non-union film shoot. There will be food/copy/credit. Apply to JQ 12 at jqwestproductions@gmail.com Female / 25-30 yrs. / Asian Undercover operative in Colombia. She can fight, shoot, and has more passion for her country than anything else. The center of a love triangle, and the catalyst for the event. Born in the orient but chose to live in Columbia after being raised their by diplomatic parents. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Hispanic Ecuadorian NARC agent who is the unknown element of the team put together to bring down the Columbian drug lord. Skilled and knowledgeable, but shadowy... Male / 25-30 yrs. / Hispanic The wife of the overlord, but she is no push over. As horrible as vacio is himself it is nothing compared to the greedy soul of Lydia. She is a big reason the once small time operation has gotten noticed by the Americans, because of how ruthless she is. As beautiful as she is dangerous. She is having an affair with Migra. A Cuban exile who was once on Castro's most wanted list for smuggling drugs through to the US. An expert in hand to hand and an aficionado of all things knives... Sadistic but loyal. Male / 31-40 yrs. / Hispanic The main trafficker for the cartel. Slips in/out of the US so often they call him 'Migra'. Also, an excellent sniper and responsible for the scar Kenpaichi bears from his days with the border patrol. Is the most trusted and respected member of the cartel after Alahandro. Male / 31-40 yrs. / Italian Stylish but brutal. Went to school in the US to avoid prosecution as a teenager in Italy. NYC connections led him to Columbia where he fell in with Chavez and became a trusted adviser and captain in his organization. Male / 31-40 yrs.-mNative American Natural fighter, extreme hand to hand skills. Native heritage drives his beliefs. Will take only assignments he feels will put him on the 'right' side of the situation. He is perhaps the greatest hand to hand fighter in the world which earned him the nickname Kenpaichi, which is the name given to the greatest fighter in each generation. Male / 18-24 yrs. Cauc. Gifted learner who retains everything he reads. Can fly anything, knows electronics and physics like most people understand tv channels.One of the youngest field operatives ever. He has a tendency to over explain everything . . , even to the experts. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Cauc All American type, special forces experience. Goody goody going against the rules for the first time to help and old friend. Part of one of the two love triangles. He is a great leader but has always followed orders until this mission. Female / 18-24 yrs. Cauc Natural shooter, decorated sniper. Originally from West Virginia. Red hair blue eyes, and a killer smile. She is one of the best snipers in CIA history. The First time she fired a gun she was 10 years old and she got a clean head shot on her fathers killer from 500 yrds away. She is another part of the love triangle. For the most part she is cold and reserved but she begins to open up throughout the film. Male / 18-24 yrs. Throw out of the military for smoking pot, is still used freelance because of his mastery of explosives. Politically active in trying to legalize marijuana. Male / 31-40 yrs. Ruthless Columbia drug lord who rules over the mountain plateau where his cartel is based. Took over family business when he was only 17 and personally executed the insiders who collaborated with government agents to kill his father. After witnessing the execution of his father, he has become twice as ruthless and vicious as his father. He is still revered by the locals as the one who provides for them, so long as they recognize his leadership. Kills people at will and loves to throw them off his precious bridge, the gateway to his mountain compound, base of operations and symbol of his power in the region. Submission Deadline June 202007
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