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Kill the Poor

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  • 1h 25m
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When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the... Read allWhen a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his immigrant grandparents arriving in ... Read allWhen a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his immigrant grandparents arriving in the same neighborhood with a new life. This is the urban frontier filled with comic mixtur... Read all

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  • Director
    • Alan Taylor
  • Writers
    • Joel Rose(novel)
    • Daniel Handler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clara Bellar
    • Jon Budinoff
    • Heather Burns
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  • Director
    • Alan Taylor
  • Writers
    • Joel Rose(novel)
    • Daniel Handler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clara Bellar
    • Jon Budinoff
    • Heather Burns
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    • 2User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    Clara Bellar
    Clara Bellar
    • Annabelleas Annabelle
    Jon Budinoff
    Jon Budinoff
    • Segundoas Segundo
    Heather Burns
    Heather Burns
    • Scarletas Scarlet
    Paul Calderon
    Paul Calderon
    • Carlosas Carlos
    Maryfrances Careccia
    Maryfrances Careccia
    • Roseas Rose
    Annie Crean
    • Constance (Six Months)as Constance (Six Months)
    Julianna DeDonno
    • Constance (Toddler)as Constance (Toddler)
    Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
    Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
    • Spikeas Spike
    • (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
    Cliff Gorman
    Cliff Gorman
    • Yakovas Yakov
    Chris Hutchison
    • Joelas Joel
    Anita Keal
    Anita Keal
    • Ruthas Ruth
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • Joeas Joe
    Chuck Low
    Chuck Low
    • Brunoas Bruno
    Zak Orth
    Zak Orth
    • Butchas Butch
    Victor Pagan
    • Attilaas Attila
    Otto Sanchez
    Otto Sanchez
    • Negritoas Negrito
    Angel Santiago
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    Fisher Stevens
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      • Alan Taylor
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      • Joel Rose(novel)
      • Daniel Handler(screenplay)
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    When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his immigrant grandparents arriving in the same neighborhood with a new life. This is the urban frontier filled with comic mixture of gentrifies, homeboys, dealers and local residents simply bent on staying a float. —Anonymous
    • marriage
    • three word title
    • family relationships
    • falling from height
    • social change
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      • Drama
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      • Not Rated
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      Sadly, Cliff Gorman's final film. He died from leukaemia on 5th September 2002, before the film was realeased.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Sopranos: Stage 5 (2007)

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    10/10
    It's all in the cutting
    The two major attractions of this marvelous film are:

    1.) the editing... the folding of time into an elaborate "Memento"-like structure is deliciously mystifying, and yet - it all hangs together quite well from the outset, and

    2.) the characterizations... and I DO mean "caracters." This is a feast of actors making the most and best of some VERY juicy roles.

    The direction and camera-work are all top-notch, too. No passive entertainment, this... it takes a bit of patience and a positive expectation that is well-rewarded to get through the first twenty minutes. I was interested to see that John Malkovich was one of the producers. This film is so HIM!
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    • Feb 21, 2007

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • IFC Productions
      • InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
      • Mr. Mudd
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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