Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn

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Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Directed byPaul Borghese
Written byPaul Borghese
Produced byPaul Borghese, Robyn K. Bennett, William DeMeo
StarringWilliam DeMeo
Wass Stevens
Louis Vanaria
Ice-T
Ja Rule
Vincent Pastore
Tony Darrow
Elia Monte-Brown
Samantha Ivers
Cathy Moriarty
Armand Assante
Cinematography Chris Walters
Edited byRay Chung
Music byLance McVickar
Production
companies
Distributed byGrindstone Entertainment Group, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
Release date
  • May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn is a 2013 American crime film written and directed by Paul Borghese, starring William DeMeo, Wass Stevens, and Louis Vanaria. [1]

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Plot

Bobby Baldano (William DeMeo) is the black sheep of his family. When he gets out of prison after serving a five-year sentence, his father (Armand Assante) has high hopes he will have a fresh start and come to work at Joseph Baldano & Sons Contracting, the legitimate and thriving multi-generational family business Bobby's grandfather built up from nothing. But Bobby's a mob connected street thug who gets caught back up in a life of inescapable crime. He has two families: one supportive and loving, the other dangerous and deadly. He must decide between his two families and once he does, truths are revealed that Bobby always knew but was too blind to see and too afraid to face. [2] [3]

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References

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