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The Yards

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Original title

The Yards

Year

2000

Running time

111 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Gray

Screenwriter

James Gray, Matt Reeves

Cast

Music

Howard Shore

Cinematography

Harris Savides

Producer

Miramax, Industry Entertainment

Genre

Drama. Mystery | Mafia. Family Relationships

Synopsis

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts. Willie Gutierrez, Leo's best friend, is Frank's bag man and heads a crew of midnight saboteurs who ruin the work of the Puerto Rican-owned firm. Leo needs a job, so Willie pays him to be his back-up. Then things go badly wrong one night, a cop IDs Leo, and everyone now wants him out of the picture. Besides his ailing mom and his cousin Erica, to whom can Leo turn?

Awards: 2000: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

2000: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Phoenix)

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