Herod (Gene Hackman - 'Get Shorty'), Mayor and ruler of Redemption, has turned his town into a haven for thugs and miscreants of every type. In return for his 'leniency', he keeps 50 cents on every dollar traded by the unsavoury group.Each year, in order to weed out rivals and to protect his position of power, Herod holds a shooting contest which attracts people from miles around, including his son, 'The Kid' (Leonardo Di Caprio - 'Titanic') and Cort (Russell Crowe - 'LA Confidential').It is a shoot-to-kill..
