Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
No, the Balkan solution would be to bribe the judge(s). Duh!

This, on the other hand is 100% American, even Hollywood solution. We could sell this story easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Frags played by Mark Wahlberg, the friend's wife by Kate Winslet and his friend by Leonardo di Caprio. At the end, Frags makes a decision, kills the evil mom (in slow mo, to boot, no sound, just tense music) and drops his gun to the ground and which point the sound is back. He stares into the camera while we hear the police sirens in the background. When the judge sentences him, we see him and his friend look at each other and understand each other without anything needing to be said. Next shot is prison doors closing in on Frags, emphasizing his sacrifice and then we see his friend walking with his child towards the morning sun, symbolizing that the child will have freedom and a carefree childhood.

Call Spielberg, tell him you know a hot shot writer.
Scorcese maybe. Speilberg doesn't do "gritty" anymore. Perhaps Tarrentino if we can up the quirky factor.