The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Oscar IsaacAbel Morales
- Jessica ChastainAnna Morales
- David OyelowoD.A. Lawrence
- Alessandro NivolaPeter Forente
- Elyes GabelJulian
- Albert BrooksAndrew Walsh
- Catalina Sandino MorenoLuisa
- Peter GeretyBill O'Leary
- Christopher AbbottLouis Servidio
- Glenn FleshlerArnold Kline
Crew
- J.C. ChandorDirector
- J.C. ChandorWriter
- Bradford YoungDirector of Photography
- Alex EbertOriginal Music Composer
- Ron PataneEditor
- J.C. ChandorProducer
- Neal DodsonProducer
- Anna GerbProducer
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