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A crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981--statistically one of the most violent years in the citys 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.
In 1981 New York City, Abel Morales, from an immigrant background, is trying to live the American Dream on his own moral terms. Married to WASP Anna Morales née Robbins, Abel bought Standard, his father-in-laws heating-oil distribution business operating in the New York market. Operating totally above board, Abel has made such a success of the business that he, Anna, and their two daughters are moving into a palatial new mansion. It looks like he is the front-runner among those competing to purchase a $2.5-million prime riverside property that would allow him to expand the business and become the largest New York heating-oil distributor. If successful in his proposal--$1 million of his own money down, with the remaining $1.5 million, financed through the bank, due in 30 days--this purchase would be the most important business move of his career. However, the industry in New York is known to be fraught with illegal activity, so much so that the Assistant D.A., Mr. Lawrence, has been tasked with cleaning up the crime ingrained in the industry. Annas father and most if not all of Abels major competitors were and are corrupt. Lawrences investigation includes looking into Abels business during his father-in-laws ownership, and Abel could be charged if they look into the books from those years despite Abel having done nothing wrong himself. He and Anna havent yet been able to go through the books themselves to hide whatever is required to remain clean. Also, someone--most likely one of his major competitors, is using scare tactics and intimidation to bring him down: hijacking his trucks, so far to the tune of $200,000 worth of stolen oil, beating up his drivers, beating up his salesmen, and making veiled personal threats against him and his family. Even if it is not one of his major competitors orchestrating these attacks, he knows at least one of them is in collusion, as the amount of oil stolen could not be stored anywhere but at one of their facilities. Anna, who is more cutthroat than her husband, wants Abel to fight back using whatever tools, including like violence, to protect himself, the business, and their family. As Abel tries to remain true to himself, Julian, one of his immigrant drivers who was severely beaten during one of those hijackings, could undermine all that Abel has achieved so far, as Julian strives for his own piece of the American Dream.
Oscar Isaac
Abel Morales
Jessica Chastain
Anna Morales
David Oyelowo
D.A. Lawrence
Alessandro Nivola
Peter Forente
Elyes Gabel
Julian
Lorna Pruce
Toll Booth Attendant
Christopher Abbott
Louis Servidio
Matthew Maher
John Dominczyk
Albert Brooks
Andrew Walsh
Jerry Adler
Joseph Mendelsohn
Quinn Meyers
Moishe Mendelsohn
Chester Jones III
Beat Cop
Ashley Williams
Deputy Lange
Glenn Fleshler
Arnold Kline
Jimmy Palumbo
Barber Jimmy O.
Daisy Tahan
Annie Morales
Taylor Richardson
Elizabeth Morales
Giselle Eisenberg
Catherine Morales
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