Summer of Sam
“No one is safe from Son of Sam.”
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Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
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A sweltering, paranoid summer grips the Bronx as fear and distrust fester. The city simmers with simmering tensions, amplified by the looming threat of a serial killer. It's a raw, unsettling portrait of a community on the brink.
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distrustitalian american1970sparanoiaintolerancepunk rockserial killersummerbigotrybronx, new york cityson of samdesperate
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