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22 year old filmmaker Salvatore Stabile’s debut feature owes a lot to Martin Scorsese’s gritty urban drama ‘Mean Streets’. Like that film, ‘Gravesend’ evokes a particular Brooklyn neighbourhood, painting a bleak picture of disenfranchised youth, aggressive masculinity and seething violence amongst the Italian American community. The film’s straight forward plot revolves around four friends whose usually uneventful Saturday night spins out of control when a member of the group accidentally shoots and kills someone. Their attempts to dispose of the body leads them into a bloody chain of events with inevitable tragic consequences. Cast includes Tony Tucci, Michael Parducci, Thomas Brandise and Tom Malloy.
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ACMI Identifier
311586
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italian Americans
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Youth - United States
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Shooters of firearms
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murderers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Robbery
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Suicidal behavior
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - United States
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conjugal violence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sibling rivalry
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Suicidal behavior
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - United States
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aggressiveness (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marihuana
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Alcohol use
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Drug use
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Suicidal behavior
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)