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First We Take Brooklyn

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
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Harvey Keitel, Danny A. Abeckaser, and AnnaLynne McCord in First We Take Brooklyn (2018)
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Serving a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New Yor... Read allServing a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New York hoping for a fresh start. Living with his uncle in Brooklyn, the harsh reality of life a... Read allServing a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New York hoping for a fresh start. Living with his uncle in Brooklyn, the harsh reality of life as an ex-con sets in and he gets dragged into a brutal turf war with the Russian mob, forci... Read all

  • Director
    • Danny A. Abeckaser
  • Writers
    • Jon Carlo
    • Danny A. Abeckaser
  • Stars
    • Danny A. Abeckaser
    • AnnaLynne McCord
    • Sasha Feldman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    674
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    • Director
      • Danny A. Abeckaser
    • Writers
      • Jon Carlo
      • Danny A. Abeckaser
    • Stars
      • Danny A. Abeckaser
      • AnnaLynne McCord
      • Sasha Feldman
    • 22User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Danny A. Abeckaser
    Danny A. Abeckaser
    • Mikki
    AnnaLynne McCord
    AnnaLynne McCord
    • Esther
    Sasha Feldman
    Sasha Feldman
    • Arik
    Guri Weinberg
    Guri Weinberg
    • Avi
    Eli Danker
    Eli Danker
    • Dudu
    Edoardo Ballerini
    Edoardo Ballerini
    • Dimitri
    Ido Mosseri
    Ido Mosseri
    • Chaim
    Kathrine Narducci
    Kathrine Narducci
    • Gale
    Stevie Guttman
    Stevie Guttman
    • Mendel
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Anatoly
    Kyle Stefanski
    Kyle Stefanski
    • Ahmed
    Jon Carlo
    Jon Carlo
    • Vlad
    Kadia Saraf
    Kadia Saraf
    • Sarit
    David Shabtai
    David Shabtai
    • Drug Buyer
    Jonathan Yunger
    Jonathan Yunger
    • Guard
    Gino Cafarelli
    Gino Cafarelli
    • Antonio
    Charlotte McKinney
    Charlotte McKinney
    • Julie
    Ami James
    Ami James
    • Moshe
    • Director
      • Danny A. Abeckaser
    • Writers
      • Jon Carlo
      • Danny A. Abeckaser
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    1makl-48580

    Poor acting and manus...

    This was 90 minutes of waist. Very bad movie i really have nothing more to say of this movie. So desappointed!
    2MattG303

    First You Need to be Stoned

    Terrible movie all around: horrible acting, cheesy writing, bad cinematography, predictable and obvious plot. Just because it's about some low-life criminals, drugs and money does not make it interesting! But throw in a blonde bimbo or two and I'm sure it'll entertain most of you morons. I had to look up the actress's name she was so terrible, AnnaLynne McCord, Utterly McCrap. You must be really stoned to enjoy this garbage!
    6Ed-Shullivan

    A vanity project for Danny A. Abeckaser, but suprisingly with good results

    When I see any film that is written, diected and "stars" one individual it typically is a formula for a real disaster, a bomb, a dud. As the movie comences we see actor/writer/director Danny A. Abeckaser, who plays a hood named Mikki, being released from an Israeli prison after serving an 18 year term for murder when he was a youth of 17. His deceased mother has left Mikki a letter and a little bit of money to allow him to fly to Brooklyn New York to stay with his mother's brother, his Uncle Dudu (Eli Danker).

    Immediately Mikki's fearless approach to earning a living and his will to survive put the film on a fast track to success which was a pleasant surprise. Yes, the film work and camera angles lack the crispness of a Martin Scorcese produced film which I am sure is due to the limited financial backing Danny A. Abeckaser had behind him. Maybe Danny boy thought he could pull off what Sylvester Stallone was able to pull off with his three (3) time Oscar winning 1973 film Rocky. Although First We Take Brooklyn / Brooklyn Guns did not achieve any box office success, I suggest it is a decent enough crime film worthy of any crime genre film lovers' viewing pleasure. The ending may surprise you too!

    A worthy 6/10 rating
    2Saracen78

    Horrible Ending but good acting

    It's like watching Scarface but this movie really let me down..

    Same Scarface lines, main character gets the blonde from his enemy.. get rich too fast off cocaine.. it's like they had Scarface playing while filming this and changed a few things around.. waste of time
    7searchanddestroy-1

    And second we switch the TV off.

    Or Diary Of a Loser. The main character was obliously inspired by Al Pacino in SCARFACE or CARLITO'S WAY, but he unfortunately is not Pacino. The story itself is very simple and realistic; no hero here, only petty punks story as we already have seen a thousand times before, but I repeat, more simple, in a so unbelievable way that it even becomes flat and boring, predictable and forgettable. No gufights either nor exceptional scenes. i will rapidly forget this one, drowned among the dozens of other features speaking of the La or NYC underworld, with petty punks from the Black, Jewish, Russian or Irish community. Not bad at all though. Because not ambitious, only realistic. You can't have everything.

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      When the main character has a drink in a room, after an incident, he drinks his glass in one go. After a few moments, and nobody has refilled his glass, his host makes a toast and his glass is filled again.
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      My Once in a Lifetime
      Vocals by Rudiger

      Music by Rudiger and Lionel Cohen

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • TVP VOD
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Spanish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Brooklyn Guns
    • Production company
      • 2B Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,812
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,845
      • Feb 11, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $42,812
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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