ITALY · 1990

King of New York

Abel Ferrara
drug trafficking crime underworld vigilante justice wealth redistribution redemption through violence
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Synopsis

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

Year1990
CountryItaly
DirectorAbel Ferrara
King of New York poster
Cinematic threads
1 film that influenced it
Mamma Roma 1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
King of New YorkItaly · 1990
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