Staten Island

Aug 5 2009 R 1h 36m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

Sully is desperate to give his unborn son the chance he never had. Jasper wants to escape the mobsters that have infiltrated his life and business. Parmie, a local mob boss, dreams of crushing the competition. All three men live in Staten Island, and once their lives intersect, nothing will ever be the same.

Plot

In Staten Island, New York, Parmie Tarzo is a powerful mobster boss. The family man Sully Halverson is septic tank cleaner married with Mary Halverson and they are trying to have a baby. The deaf and dumb Jasper "Jas" Sabiano is the slicer of deli meat in a market and also works for Parmie Tarzo slicing the bodies of his victims. Jas likes Sully and expects to win the horse races. One day, Sully that is not a bright man decides to heist the house of Parmie Tarzo, expecting to artificially inseminate Mary with a better sperm than his in an expensive clinic. Meanwhile Jas wins the horse race and there is an attempt on Tarzo's life and he finds that his gangsters have planned it. The lives of the three residents are entwined with tragic consequences.

Written by

James DeMonaco

Directed by

James DeMonaco

Production Countries

United States of America, France

Production Companies

EuropaCorp, Open City Films, Why Not Productions

Languages

English, Português

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
5,410
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA