Helix (film)
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Innocent, also known as Helix, is a 2009 American action drama film directed by Aram Rappaport, filmed in downtown Chicago
, Illinois
in one continuous take. There are no cuts in the filming. Innocent is one of the first ever feature length films to be shot in one take, and it is a kidnapping thriller that circumvents downtown Chicago on foot and by car.
stars as a young woman abducted by two desperate urban youths (Austin O'Brien
, Carlo Lorenzo Garcia
). A street dweller, witnessing the dramatic events, is torn between becoming involved and remaining silent. Completing the cast of characters is a corrupt cop who too late realizes the implications of his self-serving motives.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
in one continuous take. There are no cuts in the filming. Innocent is one of the first ever feature length films to be shot in one take, and it is a kidnapping thriller that circumvents downtown Chicago on foot and by car.
Plot
Based on a true incident, Innocent is tale of five disparate lives that become entangled one cold Chicago morning. Told in real-time, Innocent is an action crime drama shot in one continuous take without any edits. Alexa VegaAlexa Vega
Alexa Ellesse Vega is an American actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids film series and Shilo Wallace in the movie Repo! the Genetic Opera. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The...
stars as a young woman abducted by two desperate urban youths (Austin O'Brien
Austin O'Brien
Austin O'Brien is an American actor. He may be best known for playing the co-lead Danny Madigan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger-movie Last Action Hero, followed by his turn into romance as Nick Zsigmond in My Girl 2, and a part in both The Lawnmower Man and its sequel.Austin O'Brien got married on...
, Carlo Lorenzo Garcia
Carlo Lorenzo Garcia
Carlo Lorenzo Garcia is an American actor and artist. He portrayed Johnny in the independent feature Helix featuring Alexa Vega and Austin O'Brien and Mr. Cruz in Anything's Possible...
). A street dweller, witnessing the dramatic events, is torn between becoming involved and remaining silent. Completing the cast of characters is a corrupt cop who too late realizes the implications of his self-serving motives.
Cast
- Alexa Vega - Ashley
- Austin O'Brien - Jae
- Carlo Lorenzo Garcia - Johnny
- Nick Eversman - Shane
- Circus-Szalewski - Bum
- Brook Toland - Punky
- David Hernandez - Ray Martinez
- Samantha Long - Kristi