Dead Presidents
“The only color that counts is green.”
CrimeDramaAction
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
VIBE
A raw, street-level crime drama that captures the disillusionment of Vietnam vets navigating a harsh urban landscape. It's a tense, character-driven heist film fueled by desperation and loyalty, set against a backdrop of economic struggle and societal neglect.
grittytensemelancholiccynicalsteady1970s crime dramaneo-blaxploitationgritty realismeconomic strugglewar traumaredemptionmale friendship
new york cityvietnamdrug abusepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)war veteran1970sministermale friendshipredemptionloss of virginityheistmoneymilkmanbattlefieldhigh school graduationrevolutionarycourtroommercy killing
