Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009 · dir. Werner Herzog · 122 min

“The only criminal he can't catch is himself.”

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.