Defiance

Defiance

1980 · 103 min · EN · PG · 6.4 (32 votes)
Dir. John Flynn · Starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Theresa Saldana, Art Carney, Rudy Ramos, Danny Aiello, Fernando López · Music Dominic Frontiere

“There comes a time when we have to stand up and be counted. This is the story of one man who did.”

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Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.

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Experience the simmering tension of a New York neighborhood pushed to its breaking point. This is a gritty, no-nonsense journey into urban conflict, where quiet defiance erupts into visceral action. It feels like a classic 80s street-level thriller, raw and unpolished, with a palpable sense of urban decay and the fight for dignity.

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