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Sleepers is a 1996 American legal crime drama film written, produced and directed by Barry Levinson. It is based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 book of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Brad Renfro, Minnie Driver and Vittorio Gassman. The title is an American slang term for juvenile delinquents who serve sentences…
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Image Barry Levinson took audiences to dark depths with 1996's Sleepers, an unflinching story about the abuse of power and the resilience of friendship, based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's novel of the same name. Set in the Bronx of the 1960s and present-day New York, the film delved into childhood trauma and its never-to-be-over scars through a taut thriller centered on four friends. Kevin Bacon dominated every sc…More
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I can't believe I watched this and enjoyed it thoroughly. I was only 16 at the time when I watched it, and I don't think I fully understood it, but damn this was one of the hardest hitting movies I've ever seen in my life way worse than any gangster film I've seen in the past. This film was so horrific it was good. If that even makes sense. You see, we start with four lads, choir boys nonetheless, do jobs for the lo…More
Source Although I had no idea of its existence until a couple of days ago, becoming familiar with the premise of "Sleepers" was enough to make me feel an absurd amount of curiosity about it. The reason? Beyond a cast full of stars such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro or Brad Pitt, many viewers agreed (despite such divided criticism) that it is one of the crudest portraits of the loss of innocence that have been cr…More
filmaffinity.com SINOPSIS John, Lorenzo, Michael y Tommy son cuatro amigos que viven en el barrio llamado "Cocina del Diablo" donde habitan emigrantes de varias partes para empezar su nueva vida en los Estados Unidos, la vida en el barrio no es sencilla, debes corromperte un poco para sobrevivir, estos amigos quisieron jugar una mala broma a un vendedor de perros calientes y terminaron matando a una persona, empezan…More
This film is not new but for some reason it was trending at number 8 in films in my region yesterday. I watched the trailer, saw Kevin Bacon and Brad Pitt's faces and figured I'd give it a go. It is my understanding that this film was quite popular back in the day and it is a surprise to me that I have managed to not see it for all these years. src Released in 1996 I am actually a bit alarmed that I wasn't forced to…More
Ճակատագրական սխալը, որը հետագայում դարձավ իրական մղձավանջ, չորս տղաների համար անբարենպաստ Նյու Յորքի «Հելլիս Խոհանոց» քառորդից: Շատ երկար տարիների մղձավանջի գոյությունը ոչ միայն բերեց վրեժխնդրության ցանկություն: «Քնած» Բարրի Լեւինսոն ճնշող պատմությունը, որ ամեն մեղք թողնում է իր նշաննից: Այն փաստը, որ բռնությունը չի բխում բռնությունից այլ բանի առաջ. IMG Կոնվենցիան ֆիլմը կարելի է բաժանել երկու հակառակ. Առաջին կեսը ցո…More
image source Hello everybody. I am talking about films, in this series. I will criticism about films I watced. Actually, it is not exactly criticism. It is more like comment. Because I am not critic. I just talking about films. I say features or scenes what I liked. If I watched another films by the same director, I tell about them too. Herkese merhaba arkadaşlar. Sndbox için türkçe bir film serisi bu. Seri bayağı u…More