Palmetto(1998)

movie - first aired/released 1998-02-20 - 114 min - audience 6.0

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.