Kill the Poor (2003)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

Joel Rose (novel), Daniel Handler (screenplay)

Stars:

Clara Bellar, Jon Budinoff, Heather Burns

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clara Bellar	...	Annabelle
Jon Budinoff	...	Segundo
Heather Burns	...	Scarlet
Paul Calderon	...	Carlos
Maryfrances Careccia	...	Rose
Annie Crean	...	Constance (Six Months)
Julianna DeDonno	...	Constance (Toddler)
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Spike (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Cliff Gorman	...	Yakov
Chris Hutchison	...	Joel
Anita Keal	...	Ruth
David Krumholtz	...	Joe
Chuck Low	...	Bruno
Zak Orth	...	Butch
Victor Pagan	...	Attila

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | three word title | family relationships | falling from height | social change | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IFC Productions, InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment), Mr. Mudd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References All My Children (1970)

User Reviews

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!