King of the Avenue
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German title | King of the Avenue |
Original title | King of the Avenue |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2010 |
length | 83 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 18 |
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Director | Ryan Combs |
script | Ryan Combs |
production | Craig Chapman |
music | Carlos Nicasio |
camera | Vahe Douglas |
cut | Alexander Egan |
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King of the Avenue is a thriller from director Ryan Combs. The US release date of the film was September 17, 2010.
action
The film begins in Miami in the 1970s in an organized crime scene. Norman, who dominates the drug market, shoots his friend and accomplice Donnie after he appeared wired at Norman's property during an undercover investigation to avoid a 25-year prison sentence. Norman's white adoptive son, Taz, witnesses this crime. He learns a large part of his father's criminal activities, as well as his mother's drug death and, finally, the murder of his father by rival gangsters.
There follows a leap in time into the present, meanwhile Taz himself is one of the leading drug lords in Miami, he is only answerable to Donnie Jr., the son of the man who was murdered by Taz's father. Meanwhile, Taz has a wife and child who believe that he has a regular job. Every morning he drives to a mansion 30 miles away where his lover lives and from where he runs his drug business. When he wants to thread a deal with a Mexican cartel, Donnie Jr. comes to him. beforehand and snatches the business away from Taz. He also subtly threatens to kill Taz's family. Soon after, Taz meets a servant of the devil, who leads him to Natas (acronym: Satan). He suggests that he make sure that Taz is the sole ruling drug lord and that his family will be spared. In return, Taz was supposed to serve as host to a demon sent to earth by Satan. Taz agrees to the deal and a demon appears in the form of his father, who only has Norman's outer shell, but not his nature. That night, the demon kills 28 influential figures in Miami's criminal community, including Donnie Jr. A tribule of the most important criminals then meets to decide who will be the leader. The demon kills everyone who speaks out against Taz. So now Taz is "King of the Avenue" and is reforming the organization in some points so that they are in a much better position financially and also act better camouflaged than before. A period of harmony ensues, everyone respects Taz, they make money like never before and he spends a lot of time with his family as he delegates much of the business to his General Cal. Suddenly, however, Hector, the boss of the Mexican cartel from which Taz buys the drugs, raises the prices. Hector makes it clear that he would find another buyer if Taz doesn't agree. The demon then kills two other notable criminals who are potential business partners for Hector. However, this time he is much more brutal and sadistic than before, and the two were loyal to Taz. Cal, who knows nothing about the demon, believes that Hector is responsible for the murders and therefore wants to kill Hector. The attack fails because Hector is able to escape in time. The demon now kills Cal, which Taz, who has meanwhile also arrived at the crime scene, is extremely shocked. Taz gets into his car and drives away disturbed when suddenly the demon is sitting on his back seat. Taz asks him why he committed the last murders, since the demon is only responsible for securing Taz's position of power, which the murders of Cal and the other two friends were not necessary for. The demon explains to Taz that Taz committed all the murders himself and that the demon is just a projection of his mind. In flashbacks, Taz now remembers how he murdered all the people in cold blood. He goes home and explains the whole situation to his wife, he is a drug dealer, has killed many people and will also kill his own family as he is obsessed. His wife is completely shocked, takes their son and flees the house. Police are already waiting in front of the house to arrest Taz. Taz dies in a hail of bullets and you can see the devil approaching Taz's son.
Reviews
“Thrillers about the ascents and crashes of gang bosses are not uncommon, but first of all you rarely see a not particularly martial pale face (Simon Rex from 'Superhero Movie') as the leader of a ghetto walk and secondly a mixture of drug thriller and horror film in which a killer looks the hereafter (Ving Rhames from 'Pulp Fiction') decides the battle in this world in favor of white bread. All of this is done perfectly and with absolute seriousness and in terms of equipment it is hardly inferior to Hollywood's premier league. "
Web links
- King of the Avenue in the Internet Movie Database (English)