Streets of Philadelphia - Among Traitors

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Movie
German title Streets of Philadelphia - Among Traitors
Original title 10th & Wolf
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2006
length approx. 107 minutes
Rod
Director Robert Moresco
script Robert Moresco, Allan Steele
production Suzanne DeLaurentiis , Joseph D. Murphy , Joseph Pistone , Leo Rossi
music Aaron Zigman
camera Alex Nepomniaschy
cut Harvey Rosenstock
occupation

Streets of Philadelphia (Original title: 10th & Wolf ) is an American crime film directed by Robert Moresco from 2006 . Alternatively, the film is also distributed as Mafia Chronicles .

action

It is early 1991 and Marine Tommy is participating in the Second Gulf War. He is guilty of a number of offenses, including a drunk attacking a military policeman . He also steals a jeep from his superior and drives out into the desert "to shoot the dictator himself." Later in the holding cell he accepts the suggestion of the FBI agent Horvath to smuggle himself into the mafia organization of his cousin Joey in his hometown Philadelphia in order to convict a drug dealer. In return, Tommy is said to avoid dishonorable discharge and conviction. In the event of success, his criminal relatives are also offered the prospect of impunity.

Cousin Joey and Tommy's naive brother Vincent not only want to get into the drug business of gang boss Luciano Reggio, but ultimately take over the entire syndicate themselves. In doing so, Joey loses more and more self-control and the overview. He becomes more and more irritable and irascible, which leads to the fact that he shoots one of Reggio's followers for no reason. Vincent runs a nightclub with Junior, Joey's assistant. Junior, who is constantly teased and condescending by Joey, causes a stir by repeatedly harassing the barmaids. The deeper Tommy gets an insight into the situation, the more sincerely he hopes to be able to at least help Vincent out of the matter safely, who has meanwhile got used to the criminal life.

FBI agent Horvath puts Tommy under increasing pressure, but at the same time an affair develops between Tommy and barmaid Brandy, the widow of a former FBI informant, on whom Junior also has an eye.

At a party, Joey learns from Reggio that he was still having a relationship with his mother while his father was alive. Vincent then discovers that Tommy is bugged and looks for him to confront him. But this is already with Joey on the way to Reggio's warehouse, where Joey wants to avenge the family abuse suffered and want to kill Reggio. However, they do not find Reggio in the warehouse, but they learn that he has now brought Tommy's brother Vincent into his power. They drive to Reggio's villa, where the showdown takes place.

After the shooting with Reggio's guards, Joey and Tommy are shot. They break up; Tommy searches the basement for Reggio, Joey goes upstairs. In the basement, Tommy finds his dead brother Vincent, who was killed by Reggio and his men. Upstairs, Joey finds Reggio's wife who shoots him in the back with a pistol. Badly injured, he shoots her and runs into the room next door, where he finds a painted picture. As he approaches the picture, Reggio appears from behind, who rams a knife into his back. Joey takes a hand grenade out of his pocket, with which he takes Reggio with him to death.

Tommy, on the other hand, survives and is seen at the port two months later. There the FBI agents tried to put Horvath and his colleague under pressure again. They want to use him for a job in Boston and, in return, hide the fact that Provenzano's body is covered with his fingerprints. He refuses because this is a lie; and in order to put them under pressure in turn, he played them a tape in which the FBI agents released Reggio “to be shot”. Then Horvath gives him the advice “You are a smart boy, you'd better keep being smart!” Then they drive.

Finally, you see Tommy in the cemetery at the grave of his relatives. Then he goes into town and you can see him sitting on the bench in front of the bar. He thinks about the past and what has happened. Brandy and her son come by in a car and he drives them off in the car.

Tommy's voice from the off recounts: “There is a saying that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Maybe that's true, maybe not. I only know one thing: it has to make you a better person! It just has to! "

Reviews

Frank Scheck wrote in the Hollywood Reporter on August 28, 2006 that the film was a " routine mafia thriller ". He assembles a “ first-class cast ”, which, however, would be largely “ wasted ” in clichéd situations . The film is remarkable because it is the directorial debut of Oscar- winning screenwriter Robert Moresco.

Ronnie Scheib wrote in the magazine Variety on August 16, 2006 that the film was loosely based on the true story of the mafioso Joseph Pistone and “ pelted ” the audience with archetypes of gangsters that were shown “ one-dimensional ”. The action is " swingless ". Because of these shortcomings, broad release in cinemas despite the cast is questionable. The female characters are " subordinate " and " tearful " in the film .

background

Like the 1997 film Donnie Brasco with Johnny Depp and Al Pacino , Streets of Philadelphia is based on the true experiences of FBI investigator Joseph Pistone , who worked undercover in the 1970s, and which is described in his book “Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia ”. However, numerous elements of the plot were changed, and the plot itself moved to the 1980s and 1990s.

The film was shot in Pittsburgh and California . Its production amounted to an estimated 8 million US dollars . The film had its world premiere on April 21, 2006 at the Palm Beach International Film Festival ; on May 17, 2006 it was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival . From August to September 2006, it was shown in six US cinemas and grossed around 54,000 US dollars. In addition, the film grossed around $ 143,000 worldwide.

In Germany, the film was not shown in cinemas, but since November 2007 on DVD under the German title Streets of Philadelphia - Unter Ver Betrerner.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Critique by Frank Scheck, accessed on August 9, 2007 ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Critique by Ronnie Scheib, accessed on August 9, 2007 ( memento of the original from November 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
  3. ^ Filming locations for 10th & Wolf, accessed August 9, 2007
  4. ↑ Box office / business for 10th & Wolf, accessed August 9, 2007
  5. ^ Opening dates for 10th & Wolf , accessed August 9, 2007
  6. ↑ 10th & Wolf (2006) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
  7. ↑ 10th & Wolf (2006) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .