Christian Slater plays a priest in "Sacrifice"

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Christian Slater has joined Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the crime thriller "Sacrifice," which is being produced by Ottawa's Zed Filmworks.

Story is about a Toronto police officer who goes undercover into the heroin ring to save a five year-old girl, who was entrusted into his care by a drug dealer who defects the ring and ended up death.

Devon Bostick "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and Kim Coates "Sons of Anarchy" also joined the cast.

Slater plays a cameo role of an unconventional priest with a military history in Afghanistan.

Damian Lee "Four Kings" will direct the thriller from his own script. Michael Baker and Robert Menzies are producing, Jeff Sackman is executive producing.

Nicolas Chartier of Voltage Pictures will handle international sales.

Shooting is scheduled to began this week in Ottawa.