SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The action-packed thriller “Coppers,” filmed in its entirety in the Land of Enchantment, wrapped filming in Socorro in July.
The high-stakes, modern-day Western, thanks to a talented local cast and crew, made a unique voice from the backdrop of New Mexico. “New Mexico is the perfect backdrop for a modern-day southwest action caper,” Jim Burleson, co-director and producer of the film, stated. “Film Noir amidst the tumbleweeds and windstorms of spring in New Mexico is a character all its own.”
The production employed about 30 crew members from New Mexico, along with 18 local principal actors and 25 background talent, generating a significant economic impact in the area.
“This production required a deeply talented crew and cast, which our state’s film professionals delivered,” director of the New Mexico Film Office, Steve Graham, said. “The significant number of New Mexico residents, including our local principal actors, who contributed to this project is a powerful testament to our vibrant talent base.”
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“Coppers” was directed by Dameon Clark (“Dragonball Z”) and co-directed by Burleson (“Dead Man’s Hand”), who both produced the film. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery (“Boondock Saints”), Academy Award-winning actor Eric Roberts, Noel G (“Fast and the Furious”), and local talent Steven Michael Quezada (“Breaking Bad”), Julian Cavett (“Wanted Man”), and Ava Del Cielo (“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”).
The film revolves around two Albuquerque police officers who discover millions of dollars that have been stolen by a cartel accountant in a frantic attempt to rescue his family, who have been abducted. The revelation throws them into a lethal cross-border standoff with corrupt officials, American mobsters, and cartel killers—all in a ghost town that is concealing a chemical weapons stash. To save the hostages, avert a disaster, and return home alive, the officers must outsmart vicious foes and endure a night of treachery and brutality as the body count mounts and allegiances become hazy.
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