The Day of the Dead
Logline
In the war on drugs an unlikely hero emerges; a catholic priest, Father Victor Vasquez, stands up to fight a ruthless drug cartel on their own terms. Seeking retribution for the loss of his adopted daughter the crazed cleric moves across the Western U.S. to face the man who killed his daughter.
Genre
Action,Adventure,Crime,Drama
Short Summary
Father Victor Vasquez quiet life is stripped away when the catholic priest faces the brutal death of his adopted daughter at the hands of a violent cartel enforcer. Following the loss of his daughter Fr. Victor loses his grip on reality and retreats into the dark shadows of his now unstable mind.
Father Vic pursues the killer while a US law enforcement agency tracks the priest from a distance. In a bloody showdown with the cartel the mad priest kills the enforcer in a violent gun fight.
Setting
Tucson Az, Los Angeles
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Other
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence
Main Character Details
Name: Victor Vasquez
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Modest,Aggressive,Badass,Charming,Complex,Confident,Crazy,Religious,Desperate,Selfless,Faithful,Heroic,Honorable
Additional Character Details
Name: Don Holder
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Aggressive,Masculine,Confident,Patriotic
Additional Character Details
Name: Anna Sanchez
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Charming,Sexy,Confident,Engaging,Romantic
Additional Character Details
Name: Rick Cortez
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Role: protagonist
Key Traits: Badass,Aggressive,Masculine,Narcisstic,Confident,Crazy,Criminal
Development Pitch
The quiet life of Father Victor Vasquez is stripped away when the passive catholic priest is forced to face the brutal death of his adopted daughter at the hands of a violent cartel enforcer. Following the loss of his daughter Fr. Victor loses his grip on reality and retreats into the darkest shadows of his now unstable mind. Torn between his faith and his call for retribution he picks up the weapons of his enemies and launches his own war against the cartel. With visions of his deceased daughter still moving through his mind, and now seeing himself as God’s new avenging angel, he pursues the cartel enforcer across the South-Western U.S. With the help of some unwitting new friends, Father Vic pursues the killer while a U.S. government law enforcement agency tracks the insane priest from a distance. The agency decides to use the priest as an asset to fight the cartel. They partner the priest with a young government agent who is secretly assigned to kill Vasquez as soon as the priest completes his mission. In a bloody showdown with the cartel, Father Vic finally faces the man who killed his daughter. The mad priest kills the enforcer in a violent gun fight but following the fight the young government agent discovers that Victor knew about his assassination orders the entire time. The agent decides to go against his orders and let the priest live. Father Victor walks away from the fight with his new found friends and the full support of the U.S. law enforcement agency.