Ashlie Atkinson, Dylan Bruno, James Frain
A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into a very strange subculture and on a journey that ultimately leads him to the disturbing truth about himself.
DVD Release Date: August 20, 2008
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September 1, 2009Pretty disturbing, but only someone like Vera Farmiga could be sexy pretending to be crippled. Makes you wonder if these people really exist. Decent ending, even though I usually hate suprise twists.
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October 22, 2008Quid Pro Quo is burdened with flaws, a tiny indie addressing a challenging subject with all the intelligence and moral rationality of your generic people-pleasing blockbuster. Nick Stahl's narration leaves nothing up to the imagination, filling in the ideological bubbles for the ...( read more)
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September 19, 2008This is an uncomfortably good film but wraps up too nicely in the end. Vera Farmiga is fantastic, hard to tell what she might do from one second to the next she's so edgy weird. And the world of paraplegic wannabes is a bizarre eye-opener. For the Cronenberg's Crash-challenged.
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September 7, 2008Partially paralyzed since he was eight years old, Isaac (Nick Stahl) has made a name for himself reporting for a New York public radio station. When an anonymous e-mailer sends in a tip for a story, Isaac follows the clue to an underground support group where members share and de...( read more)
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June 15, 2008A very strange movie dealing with a topic I was very unaware even existed... I can't honestly say I liked this film. It is well scripted, well acted and shot beautifully. The subject matter was unappealing to me, so therefore I rated the film for it's artistic merit alone.
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August 30, 2009Nick Stahl can occasionally make a good film and i've heard good things, so i'l try and track it down.
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July 26, 2009Once again, Nick Stahl is a terrific actor in an otherwise weird movie. Vera Farmiga looks better in this than in "The Departed", but she is one sick woman. This movie is about people who want to be in wheelchairs...a new type of sexual fetish...that was news to me...
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July 13, 2009A look at a bizzare world of wanna be parapalegic/handicapped people and people who convince themselves they are. Strange twist with Stahl and Farmiga's character that you don't pick up on until it is being realized and revealed (or least I didn't)
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April 18, 2009No matter how entrenched we are in our world view, there are always people who feel, with equal intensity, the exact opposite! If you have a brain and a heart you'll enjoy this very fine debut by Carlos Brooks.
Critic Reviews
June 10, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
June 9, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The first half of Quid Pro Quo is among the most jaw-dropping things I've ever seen: Who knew there was a closeted subculture of people pretending to be paraplegics? full review
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