Tortured (film)

Tortured is a 2008 American crime thriller film directed by Nolan Lebovitz and starring Laurence Fishburne and Cole Hauser. The film centers around Agent Kevin Cole (Hauser), an FBI agent who is demoted and assigned to an experimental unit where he is forced to use extreme methods, including torture, to extract information from suspected criminals.

The plot follows Cole's moral struggle as he grapples with the ethical implications of his actions and the potential for innocent people to be harmed. He begins to question the justifications for the torture he inflicts, particularly when he is assigned to interrogate a man suspected of kidnapping the son of a powerful businessman, played by Fishburne.

Tortured explores themes of justice, morality, the efficacy of torture as an interrogation technique, and the psychological impact of violence on both the victim and the perpetrator. The film received generally negative reviews, with critics citing its reliance on genre tropes and its lack of subtlety in addressing complex ethical questions.