Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/12/07 Home Video 02/12/08 MPAA Rating Rated R for strong violence, drug material, language, some sexual content and brief nudity Running Time 1 hour 58 minutes Genre Drama, Crime Director James Gray Writer James Gray Cast Alex Veadov, Eva Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall Studio Columbia Pictures |
WE OWN THE NIGHT (2007)
SYNOPSIS
Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has turned his
back on the family business. The popular manager
of El Caribe, the legendary Russian-owned
nightclub in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, he has
changed his last name and concealed his
connection to a long line of distinguished New York
cops. For Bobby, every night is a party, as he
greets friends and customers or dances with his
beautiful Puerto Rican girlfriend, Amada (Eva
Mendes), in a haze of cigarette smoke and disco
music.
But it’s 1988, and New York City’s drug trade is
escalating. Bobby tries to keep a friendly distance
from the Russian gangster who is operating out of
the nightclub – a gangster who is being targeted by
his brother, Joseph (Mark Wahlberg), an up-and-
coming NYPD officer, and his father, Burt (Robert
Duvall), the legendary deputy chief of police.
--©Columbia Pictures
Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has turned his
back on the family business. The popular manager
of El Caribe, the legendary Russian-owned
nightclub in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, he has
changed his last name and concealed his
connection to a long line of distinguished New York
cops. For Bobby, every night is a party, as he
greets friends and customers or dances with his
beautiful Puerto Rican girlfriend, Amada (Eva
Mendes), in a haze of cigarette smoke and disco
music.
But it’s 1988, and New York City’s drug trade is
escalating. Bobby tries to keep a friendly distance
from the Russian gangster who is operating out of
the nightclub – a gangster who is being targeted by
his brother, Joseph (Mark Wahlberg), an up-and-
coming NYPD officer, and his father, Burt (Robert
Duvall), the legendary deputy chief of police.
--©Columbia Pictures
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