Denzel Washington‘s new film, Roman J. Israel Esq. will premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Dan Gilroy, Roman J. Israel Esq. is a dramatic thriller set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system.
It stars Washington as the driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career.
Colin Farell, Carmen Ejogo, Joseph David-Jones, DeRon Horton, Lynda Gravatt, Amanda Warren, Shelley Hennig, Hugo Armstrong, Sam Gilroy, Tony Plana and Amari Cheatom all feature.
The film is financed by MACRO Ventures and Bron Studios.
This post first appeared on TNS.