Ben Affleck writes, directs and stars in this organised crime drama set in Prohibition-era Boston. Based on the novel by...
Ben Affleck writes, directs and stars in this organised crime drama set in Prohibition-era Boston. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane (author of Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River and Shutter Island). Co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper and Brendan Gleeson.
Taking fatherly advice is not in Joe Coughlin’s (Affleck) nature. Instead, the WWI vet is a self-proclaimed anti-establishment outlaw, despite being the son of the Boston Police Deputy Superintendent. Unlike the gangsters Joe refuses to work for, he has a sense of justice and an open heart, and both work against him — in business and in love. Driven by a need to right the wrongs committed against him and those close to him, Joe heads down a risky path that goes against his upbringing and his own moral code. Leaving the cold Boston winter behind, he and his reckless crew turn up the heat in Tampa. And while revenge may taste sweeter than the molasses that infuses every drop of illegal rum he runs, Joe will learn that it comes at a price.
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- Rating
- MA15+, Strong coarse language
- Runtime
- 129
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA