A coming of age story set in 1975 Brooklyn. Two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and well-meaning mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for them both to escape. Sensitive younger brother, Brian, has a choice: remain loyal to the brother he shares a violent love-hate relationship with, or try to get out on his own. As the day of the crime approaches, tensions boil over and it becomes clear not both of the brothers will escape.
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Drama set in 1970s Brooklyn following working-class teenager Brian Leary (Nick Thurston) who dreams of making a better life for himself. His friends are either going into nine-to-five office jobs or are going off to college while his older brother, Danny (Geoffrey Wigdor), is a petty criminal. A talented artist, Brian hopes for quite a different future. Meanwhile, in order to make enough money to pay back his debts to gangster Jimmy Cheeks (Ken Jennings), Brian's boss at local cinema the Lafayette, Whitney (Peter Riegert), asks an old friend for a favour to get the Rolling Stones to play at the theatre. After Danny is beat up by his father, he realises he can no longer stay at home and approaches his little brother for his assistance in robbing the Lafayette during the night of the concert, leaving Brian to make a life-changing decision.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. A coming of age story set in 1975 Brooklyn. Two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and well-meaning mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for them both to escape. Sensitive younger brother, Brian, has a choice: remain loyal to the brother he shares a violent love-hate relationship with, or try to get out on his own. As the day of the crime approaches, tensions boil over and it becomes clear not both of the brothers will escape. Actors Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor, Karen Allen, Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Leslie Murphy, Zachary Booth, Robbie Sublett, Michael Drayer, Henry Zebrowski, Ken Jennings, Regan Mizrahi, Anthony Amorim, Dan Burkarth & Daniel Carpenter Director John Gray Certificate 15 years and over Year 2010 Screen 1.78:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Duration 1 hour and 45 minutes (approx)
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