Federal Protection
Mar 15, 2002 | IMDB 4.8
94 min Watch NowTV Movie, Action, Crime, Drama
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify against the mobsters and his life is suddenly worthless - unless he submits to going into federal protection.
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