We Own the Night (2007)
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We Own the Night is a American crime drama film written and directed by James Gray and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall. It is the third film directed by Gray, and the second to feature Phoenix and Wahlberg together, the first being 2000’s The Yards. The title comes from the motto of the NYPD’s Street Crimes Unit, which disbanded in 2002.
The film premiered May 25, at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was released October 12, 2007 in the United States and Canada. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2007 and in Australia on February 28, 2008.
Brooklyn, New York, 1988. Bobby Green is the manager of the El Caribe nightclub in Brighton Beach, which is frequented by Russian mobster and drug lord Vadim Nezhinski and owned by Vadim’s uncle Marat Buzhayev.
Bobby has distanced himself from his father, NYPD Deputy Chief Burt Grusinsky, and his brother, Captain Joseph Grusinsky. Bobby uses his mother’s maiden name, Green, as his last name and stays on the sidelines enjoying a hedonistic life with his girlfriend Amada Juarez and best friend Louis “Jumbo” Falsetti.
Director: James Gray
Writer: James Gray
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall, Alex Veadov, Danny Hoch, Moni Moshonov
Cast:
| Joaquin Phoenix | … | Bobby Green |
| Eva Mendes | … | Amada Juarez |
| Danny Hoch | … | Jumbo Falsetti |
| Alex Veadov | … | Vadim Nezhinski |
| Oleg Taktarov | … | Pavel Lubyarsky |
| Dominic Colón | … | Freddie (as Dominic Colon) |
| Joseph D’Onofrio | … | Bloodied Patron (as Joe D’Onofrio) |
| Elena Solovey | … | Kalina Buzhayev |
| Moni Moshonov | … | Marat Buzhayev |
| Mark Wahlberg | … | Joseph Grusinsky |
| Maggie Kiley | … | Sandra Grusinsky |
| Paul Herman | … | Spiro Giavannis |
| Robert Duvall | … | Burt Grusinsky |
| Antoni Corone | … | Michael Solo |
| Craig Walker | … | Russell De Keifer |
| Tony Musante | … | Jack Shapiro |
| Claudia Lopez | … | Claudia |
| Katie Condidorio | … | Hazel |
| Edward Shkolnikov | … | Eli Mirichenko (as Ed Shkolnikov) |
| Katya Savina | … | Eli & Masha’s Daughter |
| Matthew Djentchouraev | … | Eli & Masha’s Son (as Matthew Djentchouraen) |
| Scott Nicholson | … | Nat the Cop |
| Robert C. Kirk | … | Sergeant Provenzano (as Robert Kirk) |
| Al Linea | … | Portly Cop |
| Teddy Coluca | … | Uniformed Cop #1 (as Ted Coluca) |
| Frank Girardeau | … | Police Chaplain |
| Joseph Coffey | … | Uniformed Cop #2 |
| Jose Edwin Soto | … | Latino Man (as Jose E. Soto) |
| Greg Wilson | … | Poker Player |
| Ed Koch | … | Mayor |
| Fred Burrell | … | Commissioner Ruddy |
| Mike Massimino | … | Hospital Guard (as Michael Massimino) |
| Edward Conlon | … | Hospital Guard #2 (as Ed Conlon) |
| Sharon Wilkins | … | Nurse |
| Ross Brodar | … | Tattooed Man (as Ross Broder) |
| Francis Toumbakaris | … | Slavic Youth |
| Hoon Lee | … | Emergency Services Driver |
| Barbara Ann Davison | … | Neighbor Lady |
| Irwin Gray | … | Neighbor |
| Luigi Scorcia | … | Luigi |
| Miriam Cruz | … | Amada’s Mother |
| Doug Torres | … | Schneider |
| Tony Guida | … | Vitt the Guard |
| Robert G. McKay | … | Riker’s Desk Guard (as Robert McKay) |
| Blaise Corrigan | … | Uniformed Police Officer |
| Karl Bury | … | Random Cop |
| Coati Mundi | … | Self |
| Joe Forbrich | … | Guard |
| Robert A. Pennacchia | … | Guard (as Robert Pennacchia) |
| Richard Petrocelli | … | Tough Looking Cop |
| Nik Pjeternikaj | … | Albanian Drug Lord |
| Jamal Weathers | … | Parabolic Engineer |
| Elliot Santiago | … | El Caribe Bouncer #1 |
| Jeff Ward | … | El Caribe Bouncer #2 |
| Christopher Place | … | El Caribe Party Patron #1 (as Chris Place) |
| Samantha MacIvor | … | El Caribe Party Patron #2 |
| Bob Colletti | … | El Caribe Party Patron #3 |
| Aaron Vexler | … | El Caribe Party Patron #4 |
| Victor Tatarkin | … | Vadim’s Goon #2 |
| Patrick M. Walsh | … | Eli Bodyguard (as Pat Walsh) |
| Salvatore Inzerillo | … | Police Reporter |
| Ava Lee Scott | … | Veronica (as Alba Albanese) |
| Douglas J. Aguirre | … | Bobby Green’s Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Ashley Avis | … | Vadim’s Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| James Balsamo | … | Club Dancer (uncredited) |
| Edwin J. Birmingham | … | ESU Officer (uncredited) |
| Robert Bizik | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| John Borras | … | Riker’s Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Mike Burke | … | Pavel’s Driver (uncredited) |
| Dominick Cicco | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| J.W. Cortes | … | Bouncer Cortez (uncredited) |
| Erin Deighan | … | El Caribe Party Patron (uncredited) |
| James Denapoli | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Tony Devon | … | The Body Guard (uncredited) |
| P.V. Griffin | … | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Turi Haim | … | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Zeke Hawkins | … | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Gina Hernandez | … | Policeman’s Wife (uncredited) |
| Philip E Jones | … | Strip Club Visitor (uncredited) |
| Edward M. Kelahan | … | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Nina Lisandrello | … | Bobby’s Friend (uncredited) |
| Bernadette Lords | … | El Caribe Party Patron (uncredited) |
| Saint Marino | … | Mister Coke (uncredited) |
| Robert Myers | … | Graduation Attendee (uncredited) |
| Robert Nardi | … | TNT Cop in shootout (uncredited) |
| Karen Nazarov | … | Slavic Drug Packager (uncredited) |
| Tyler Noble | … | Bobby’s Friend (uncredited) |
| Loukas Papas | … | El Caribe Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Martin Pfefferkorn | … | Perp in Precinct (uncredited) |
| Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff | … | Cop’s Wife (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Salisbury | … | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Kristen Schiano | … | Nightclub Guest (uncredited) |
| Aaron Scotti | … | El Caribe Party Patron (uncredited) |
| Richard Shankman | … | TNT Detective – Joseph’s Unit (uncredited) |
| Kenny Shapiro | … | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Sybelle Silverphoenix | … | Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Stadulis | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Stream | … | El Caribe Party Patron (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia