We Own the Night

Seven years after the critically acclaimed “TheYards”, director/writer James Gray reunites withactors Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlbergfor a tale of a city becoming one vast criminalnetwork. It’s 1988 in New York City, and a policedepartment is in over its head. In a constantpower struggle with the Russian mafia, theirquest and motto is to once again “own the night”.Fighting on different sides are two brothers:Bobby, the manager of the wild mafia-ownednightclub “El Caribe”, and Joseph, an up-andcomingpolice officer. Born into a family wherepolice work is a long-standing tradition, Bobbydenies his father and refuses his name, leavingJoseph alone to fulfill the family obligation ofkeeping New York’s streets safe and clean.When the police target “El Caribe”, forcingBobby to make a grueling decision, his painful past becomes his pressing present.Inspite of his straight, harsh style, James Graybuilds his characters and portrays the scenes soskillfully that a reference to Scorsese is movingcloser with every film.

Premiere Status
Nordic Premiere: Cast
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes: Producer
Marc Butan, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Nick Wechsler: Script
James Gray: Cinematography
Joaquín Baca-Asay: Music
Wojciech Kilar: Spoken language
English