Cry of the City
“From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.”
CrimeDrama
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
VIBE
A rain-slicked, morally ambiguous descent into the city's underbelly. Every shadow hides a threat, and trust is a luxury no one can afford. It's a grim, fatalistic spiral where desperation breeds more danger.
grittytensecynicaldesperatesteadyclassic noirurban gritshadowydialogue-drivensurvivalbetrayalmoralityurban decay
new york citygangstercrooked lawyerfilm noir
