Bad Lieutenant (1992)

101 Films presents Abel Ferrara’s iconic neo-noir Bad Lieutenant (1992). Driven by a career best performance by the legendary Harvey Keitel as the titular Lieutenant, Abel Ferrara’s unfiltered tale of self-destruction, guilt, forgiveness and redemption shocked audiences and critics alike with its uncompromising depiction of crime in New York’s seedy underbelly. In a career full of provocative filmmaking, the notorious Bad Lieutenant stands alone as Ferrara’s most incendiary and certainly his finest piece of work.For twenty years, he has ruled the streets—gambling, stealing, using, killing. A corrupt, drug-addicted New York City cop spirals deeper into vice while investigating the brutal assault of a young nun. As the case forces him to confront his own sins, he walks the line of self-destruction and the elusive promise of redemption.