Target Number One

Target Number One

2020 · Canada, United States
THRILLER · CRIME · 2H 15M
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In the gripping crime drama *Target Number One*, a desperate Canadian drug addict named Daniel Léger finds his life spiraling into a nightmare when he becomes a pawn in a botched international police sting. Coerced by federal agents—led by the ambitious Sergeant Cooper—Daniel is supplied with money and a fake criminal record to facilitate an operation against a larger drug network. However, when the mission goes wrong in Thailand, Daniel is arrested for heroin trafficking, leaving him abandoned in a foreign prison facing a potential death sentence. The stakes escalate when Victor Malarek, a tenacious investigative journalist, catches wind of the case. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Victor discovers that the federal police are actively covering up their misconduct to protect their own careers and departmental budgets. As Victor battles his own professional instability and the strain on his personal life, he travels to Bangkok to confront the authorities and help Daniel mount a desperate legal defense. Exploring themes of institutional corruption and the expendability of the marginalized, *Target Number One* is a high-tension exploration of a man caught in the gears of a self-serving system. As Victor digs deeper into the web of deceit, he must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to expose the truth and save a man discarded by those sworn to uphold the law.