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STUDIO
SYNOPSIS:
Mercy
Streets, an urban drama pitting brother against brother, one an
ex-con, recently released from prison, running from his past; the
other, a sincere yet uninspired young minister struggling with his
faith. Brothers connected by blood, separated by hate, reunited
by crime, and forever bonded by love.
Mercy
Streets is the story of estranged twin brothers, John (David White),
a con man and Jeremiah (David White), a preacher, who are forced
to switch lives. Out of a simple switch emerges repressed feelings
of guilt and hate that leaves their lives and the people they love
changed forever.
Recently
released from prison, John is looking to put the past behind him
and make a new start with a legitimate business venture. Plagued
by his past and uncertain about his future, he attempts to raise
the necessary capital by agreeing to pull one last job alongside
his father figure and mentor Rome (Eric Roberts). John's deliberated
attempt to double cross Rome sets off a chain of events which turns
the lives of both brothers into turmoil. While on the run from Rome,
John cunningly steps into the calm suburban life of his twin brother
Jeremiah and turns his seemingly perfect life upside down.
Jeremiah,
a well-loved and respected priest, is forced into the criminal underworld
of his brother when he is taken hostage by Rome and blackmailed
into taking part in a counterfeiting scam. Haunted by the guilt
of what he believes to be his brother's death, Jeremiah desperately
struggles to atone for his transgression and redeem his faith by
going along with the plan. However, Rome's simple plan begins to
go horribly wrong when Jeremiah escapes and comes face to face with
the brother he presumed was dead.
Unable
to escape the predicament that has become their proverbial cross
the brothers turn to each other, only to harshly discover that they
cannot turn away from the consequences of their actions or the love
and forgiveness of God.
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MERCY
STREETS 
