The Ministers is a 2009 film starring John Leguizamo and Harvey Keitel. It premiered in the US in theaters on October 16, 2009.

Plot

Thirteen years after her father was slain and the only evidence left at the crime scene was a pamphlet for a secret shrouded religious order known as “The Ministers”, a New York City homicide detective sets out to discover the truth behind her father s gruesome death, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.

Cast

• John Leguizamo as Dante & Perfecto Mendoza
• Florencia Lozano as Celeste Santana
• Harvey Keitel as Bruno
• Diane Venora as Gina Santana
• Wanda De Jesus as Captain Diaz
• Manny Pérez as Detective Manso
• John Hilner as Jeff Kane
• Saul Stein as Detective DeMarco
• Raquel Castro as Nereida
• Adrian Martinez as Mike

The film also features Quinton Aaron in a small role.

Year	2009
ReleaseDate	2009-10-16
RuntimeMins	89
RuntimeStr	1h 29min
Plot	A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Awards	Awards, 1 nomination
Directors	Franc. Reyes
Writers	Franc. Reyes
Stars	John Leguizamo, Harvey Keitel, Florencia Lozano
Produced by	George Acogny,Steffen Aumueller,Claus Clausen,Jill Footlick,Matthew Myers,Aaron Ray,Franc. Reyes,Glenn M. Stewart,Ramez Tomeh,Lisa Yesko
Music by	George Acogny
Cinematography by	Frank Byers
Film Editing by	Tony Ciccone,Philip Pucci
Casting By	Sig De Miguel,Stephen Vincent
Production Design by	Dara Wishingrad
Art Direction by	Laura Ballinger
Set Decoration by	Kate Foster
Costume Design by	Michael Anzalone,Rahimah Yoba
Makeup Department	Belinda Anderson,Lynn Campbell,Tom Denier Jr.,Jason Hayes,Nicky Pattison Illum,Anita Lausevic,Jeffrey Rebelo,Vincent Schicchi,Bradley Stenson
Production Management	Gabrielle Mahon,Matthew Myers
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Louis Guerra,Karen Kane,Thomas K. Lee
Art Department	Krzysztof J. Bratun,Myo Campbell,Almitra Corey,Kaem Coughlin,Thomas A. Delillo,Geoffrey A. Ehrlich,Emily Gaunt,Tatille Jackson,Phillip Leung,Julia Li,Robyn Murray,Kevin L. Raper,James Sadek,Mike Sargent,Duke Scoppa,Theo Sena,Sylvia Trapanese,Ramona Wong
Sound Department	Gregg Barbanell,Danielle Camastra,Vincent Camuto Jr.,Jonathan Coomes,Mark DeSimone,Jed M. Dodge,Gary Gegan,Robert Getty,Danielle Ghent,Anguibe Guindo,Matthew Iadarola,Ken Ishii,Craig Kyllonen,Chris Navarro,Jan Petrov,Eric Raber,Matthew Reale,Adam Sanchez,Alec St. John,Lucy Sustar
Special Effects by	Joshua Vogel,Matt Vogel
Visual Effects by	Glenn Allen,Sarah Coatts,Regan Copeland,Richard Friedlander,Eric J. Robertson
Stunts	Dylan Duppin,Sam Hale,David Shumbris,Manny Siverio
Camera and Electrical Department	Cesar Baptista,Dan Beedy,Adam Benlifer,Steven Capitano Calitri,Phillip V. Caruso,Beth Charlesworth,Edgar Colón,John Coots,Devin Donegan,Tim Ferraer,Glenn Fishel,Zachary Henderson,Bernard James,Robert Kummert,Alexander Martin,Matthew Mendelson,Tim Metivier,Colin Oberschmidt,Brent Poleski,Andrew Priestley,Michael P. Prisco Jr.,Randy M. Salo,Rachael Saltzman,Michele SchianodiCola,Jeremy Schroeder,Ken Shibata,Pierson Silver,Elizabeth Singer,Yoshi Sonoda,David Woolner
Casting Department	Marta García Larriu,David H. Kramer,Tuffy Questell,Serena Rosario,Ra-Ra Taylor
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Cameron Dale,Whitney Kyles,Lucia Lettini,Cassidy Mosher,Margaret Moy,Alison Parker
Editorial Department	Alastor Arnold,Don Broida,Jason Crump,John Nicolard,Bill Schultz,Walter Volpatto
Location Management	Dan Cooley,Sarah Follett,Jose F. Guerrero,Aaron Hurvitz,Greg Morrison,Dawn Rosado,Justin Rosini,Yorgo Stathopoulos
Music Department	George Acogny,Ádám Balázs,Sam Crowe,Christopher Guardino,Alan Schlaifer
Script and Continuity Department	Liliana M. Molina
Transportation Department	Edward Devereaux II,Charles Spillane
Additional Crew	Wendy Benge,Kate Bogle,Lana Burgeson,Rob Coleman,Rita Colimon,Logan Wolfe Edler,Pablo Ferro,Jane Finn-Foley,Rebecca Garland,Melissa Gelernter,Takina Holloman,Ryan David Kohler,David Laurentin,Phillip Leung,Patrick Mahoney,Jonathan Medeiros,Melissa A. Messick,A.D. Pearson,Otto Porrazzo,Philip Pucci,Jillian Roache,Kara Ryan,Eddie Serrano,Maurice Sessoms,Mike Sime,Daryl Sledge,Mitch Spacone,Eric Valentino Jr.,Rob van de Laar,Denise Violante,Sarah Wang,Self Williams,Tania Yuki
Thanks	Jonathan Bell
Genres	Crime, Drama
Companies	Alumbra Films, Grow Pictures, Scheherazade
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	R
ImDbRating	4.4
ImDbRatingVotes	1401
Keywords	twins,twin brother,revenge,brother brother relationship,corrupt cop