Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United Arab Emirates · 2014 · 2h 5m

A Most Violent Year

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Director
J.C. Chandor
Cast
Oscar Isaac as Abel Morales Jessica Chastain as Anna Morales David Oyelowo as D.A. Lawrence Alessandro Nivola as Peter Forente Elyes Gabel as Julian Albert Brooks as Andrew Walsh
Crew
Bradford Young — Director of Photography Ron Patane — Editor Alex Ebert — Original Music Composer J.C. Chandor — Writer Anna Gerb — Producer J.C. Chandor — Producer
Tagline

The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
new york cityimmigranthusband wife relationshipcorruptioncapitalismwinteramerican dreambusiness ethicstruckoillawyerloan shark
Key Collaborators
J.C. Chandor Director Bradford Young Director of Photography Ron Patane Editor Alex Ebert Original Music Composer J.C. Chandor Writer Anna Gerb Producer J.C. Chandor Producer Neal Dodson Producer John P. Goldsmith Production Design Kasia Walicka Maimone Costume Design
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