Staten Island (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Staten Island |
| Original title | Staten Island |
| Country of production | United States , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | James DeMonaco |
| script | James DeMonaco |
| production |
Luc Besson Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Pascal Caucheteux Sebastien Lemercier |
| music | Frédéric Verrières |
| camera | Chris Norr |
| cut |
Hervé de Luze Christel Dewynter |
| occupation | |
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Staten Island (Eng. Subtitle: "There is no such thing as a perfect crime") is a 2009 episode film directed by James DeMonaco and starring Ethan Hawke , Vincent D'Onofrio and Seymour Cassel .
action
Gangster Parmie Tarzo has been involved in organized crime on Staten Island for ten years . Together with his small gang, he controls a small part of the island. Since he has always felt called to higher things, he and his gang want to gain control of the whole island. The gang members advise against this venture as it could end in a long and bloody gang war.
One evening Parmie Tarzo is shot at in the car, comes off the road with his car and falls into the water. He barely survived the attack on his life. After finding out that his own gang members have commissioned the murder of him, he becomes discouraged and wants to kill himself, apparently unable to achieve anything great. At the last moment his interest falls on the protests to protect the forests on Staten Island. He climbs a tree that is about to be felled and wants to become famous as the savior of the forest.
Sewer cleaner Sully Halverson has been trying to father a child with his wife for some time. Since they have not been successful so far, they can be examined by a reproductive doctor. There Sully learns about a method for gene modification in unborn babies and is immediately enthusiastic. Since the treatment is expensive, he and his colleagues forge a plan to rob an elderly woman's house. During the robbery, the woman is shot by one of the robbers. However, she survived, also because Sully got a guilty conscience and dialed the 911. Sully and his accomplices escape with the loot. As it turns out, the old woman is Parmie Tarzo's mother.
Sully can afford the desired treatment for his wife, who then becomes pregnant too. After some time, Parmie is able to find those involved in the robbery and wants to take revenge on them for the attack on his mother.
The deaf and dumb delicatessen dealer Jasper Sabiano is a passionate gambler - he bets on horse races - and he regularly dumps corpses for the gangster Parmie in his butcher shop. He actually wins $ 74,000 horse racing one night. However, he doesn't know what to do with the profit. He asked one of the gangsters to get a handgun and a rifle. He ambushes Parmie in front of his house, follows him and accidentally witnesses the attempted murder on Parmie.
Parmie's gang grinds Sully and tortures him to find out where the money from the attack on Parmie's mother went. In order not to be killed by the gangsters, like his accomplices before, Sully agrees to return the money. He lets Jasper give him his horse race win. Sully is killed anyway.
Parmie has now managed to mobilize the public with his protest. Having achieved his goal, he leaves the tree. When he gets back to his house, Parmie is shot by Jasper. In front of the house he shoots Parmie's gang who were also on their way to kill Parmie.
criticism
“You still have to get used to the mixture of bloody thriller and black humor. The comparison to "Pulp Fiction" lacks a lot, but the committed actors and the winding story provide entertaining entertainment in "Staten Island" "
publication
In Germany the film was not shown in cinemas, but was released directly on DVD. In the USA, too, the film was only shown in selected cinemas in New York and was then released directly on DVD.
Web links
- Staten Iceland in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for Staten Island . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2010 (PDF; test number: 123 795 V).
- ↑ Dirk Hoffmann: Staten Island New York - There is no such thing as a perfect crime. In: Zelluloid.de. October 30, 2010, archived from the original on April 13, 2016 ; accessed on September 27, 2018 .