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In a world where two men in close proximity will eventually draw guns, Rico "BULLET" Burke finds himself at a crossroads. Having long ago ruined his brilliant collegiate football career through his own folly, Rico must now decide whether to continue in complacent servitude as the collection muscle for a vicious Brooklyn mobster, or to put behind him the vagaries of his youth and look for that window of opportunity that will provide a better life for him and his wholly dependant brother Joey.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Michael ParéMichael ParéRico 'Bullet' Burke
  • Photo of Kaela DobkinKaela DobkinCleo Simms
  • Photo of Austin PendletonAustin PendletonJerry Trask
  • Photo of Tony CucciTony CucciAngelo
  • Photo of Todd BakerTodd BakerYoung Patrolman

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