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TOUCH ME DIE
By Joaquín Carrasquilla

GENRE: Crime
LOGLINE:

EL Cartel vs Al Qaeda

Log line:Carlos, the neurotic son of a retired Colombian mobster, seeks revenge for the murder of his sister by foiling a terrorist plan to destroy the Panama Canal.

SYNOPSIS:

Synopsis:

Timing:The story begins at 2007 during Martín Torrijos goverment.

Localization: Occurs in Panama, Central America.

Developing action:

An airplane lands in the interior of the country. His passenger it’s transported to a beach house where some member of his band are parting with some women.The guy kills everybody for his irresponsibility and announces he has to begin everything again.

We meet Carlos Camargo working in his father’s restaurant, an ex-Colombian mobster, who after loosing his wife because of Colombian violence moves to Panama to pursue honest and quiet life, regarding paying bribery to local authorities.Carlos, remember when the Camargo last name inspired fear and respect and he yearns for it.

Carlos find his ex-lieutenant Poli, by working in his father’s restaurant, he’s been smuggling drug while importing food from Colombia.Carlos convince him to include him in the business by getting source of product and using the distribution method of the restaurant and as a mask, then he get into the drug trafficking in Panama.With his profits he buys the corrupt authorities that were draining his father.

Alberto finds out what it’s going on and warns Carlos about the danger of getting involved in that. Carlos says he has everything under control.

Money keep coming in, Carlos buy a Club.

Suddenly the source it’s been drying.The Colombian supplier tells him he can supply no more. Carlos mistakes thinking his father Alberto it’s behind all this. Carlos breaks relations with Poli and Alberto.

All the drug dealers are called to a main meeting where they find they won’t be supply any more. Some fights back, some die in the violence that happens.Nobody knows where the order comes from but the Arab that was in the plain it’s hiding behind bushes.

Carlos begins negotiating with Mexican suppliers. Makes a Deal with Bosco a black rapper mobster to be his muscle.

Somebody chases Carlos one night.When he gets to the apartment the mystery man of the plane appears, who it’s a old Arab Carlos friend called Farah, he warns Carlos that a lot have changes and ask Carlos to get out for the sake of his friendship.

Carlos continues drug trafficking with the Mexicans.

Carlos sister’s Sofia it’s murdered with some friend in a Yacht.

The police find out that some Arabs that are coming in the country are related to this.They decide to follow Carlos.

Carlos suspects that Farah it’s involved in his Sister’s dead, mostly when gang Arabs are attacking his drug dealers and leaving messages.

Carlos y Bosco plans a move to capture the Arabs.When it’s seems that they have one captured he suicide by detonating a bomb the only thing left it’s a cellular ringing.Carlos answer it and it’s Farah, he it’s warning him again by telling him to quit the business.

The police question and menace Carlos.

Poli wants to go back to Alberto, but he rejects him.

Ana Lucia, his girlfriend break with Carlos, because she it’s not agree with his activities either.

Carlos, and his crew that includes a computer expert, take out information that leads to a Terrorist plan.

The Arabs beat the Bosco people again, but this time Bosco gang capture one and beat him he confess that there it’s a plan to blow the Panama Canal.

Carlos receive a terrorize call from Ana Lucía, when he gets to the apartment, find her bloody and dying. She dyes and Carlos it’s captured by the Arabs.

In custody, Carlos it’s confronted by Farah who explains to him that both are being exploiting the drug trafficking for different things- Farah for financing the saint war that will get to his climax with the blowing of the Canal.Three small planes loaded with explosives are just beginning to fly to blow three strategic parts of the Panama Canal.The police investigator it’s present and now it’s clear he’s being paid to cooperate with Farah.They plan to kill Carlos and make him look like a bulleted fugitive.

Carlos it’s being framed of the Ana Lucia murder in the news.

Carlos gang traces him by his cellular signal. They begin rescue plan.

Poli convince Alberto to come with him to rescue Carlos.

Bosco and his gang surround the terrorists place. Big shooting. Carlos overcomes the corrupt police.Alberto y Poli joins the rescue. Farah escapes.Poli take a bullet that was to Alberto. Poli dies.

Bosco gets a call. Farah and his pilots are just to begin the flight. All runs to the airport.

In the airport, Bosco men stop two of the airplanes, but Farah manages to fly, but first, Carlos climb one of the wings of the plane.

In the air, Farah y Carlos fights for the plane course. The bomb in the plane it’s just a seconds to exploit.Farah shoots Carlos; but Carlos takes the controls of the plane and without another way he decide sacrifice and crash the plane to the Ancon Hill.

There is a big burial and a Panamanian flag it’s given to Alberto, and they are talking about Carlos Camargo, with great respect as homage, as Nation hero.Honor and respect after all.

Main Character:

A man in his 39, good looking, kind of paranoid, schizophrenic, good with the poor people, firm and cold with enemies, with an urge want to restore the honor of the family had time before in Colombia when they were powerful. Well educated in U.S.A universities. Love capitalism and his new country Panama.

TOUCH ME DIE

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