A family's ambition clashes with the rampant crime and corruption of 1981 New York City.
Suspenseful and tense. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: strong violence and some strong language.
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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.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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