Ex-fence Ray Carney tries to stay straight in crumbling 1970s Harlem, but crime, corruption, and old ties keep pulling him back.
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Ex-fence Ray Carney tries to stay straight in crumbling 1970s Harlem, but crime, corruption, and old ties keep pulling him back.
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It's 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Amidst this collective nervous breakdown furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney tries to keep his head down and his business thriving. His days moving stolen goods around the city are over. It's strictly the straight-and-narrow for him -- until he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May and ...
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Sudden grotesque violence, killings, arson, and deadly criminal confrontations
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Recurring strong language in underworld and street dialogue
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Drug dealers and substance use in 1970s Harlem crime settings
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Systemic corruption, racial politics, urban decay, and political hustling
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Abuse & suffering
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Arson injuring tenants; community harm from crime and corruption
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