If Oscar Isaac isn’t already on your radar, then shame on you: after a breakout role in last year’s Inside Llewyn Davis, he landed a gig in a little film called Star Wars: Episoide VII, not to mention what looks to be a sinister turn in next year’s Ex Machina. But before that, he’ll be seen with Jessica Chastain in Academy Award nominee J.C. Chandor’s next film, A Most Violent Year.
This crime drama set in the 1980s follows a successful businessman whose “business” doesn’t appear to be as legitimate as he claims, and the fallout that affects his family. You can check out the first A Most Violent Year trailer below, thanks to A24.
A Most Violent Year will open in New York and Los Angeles on December 31, and will expand into wide release in January.
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a searing crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically themost dangerous year in the city’s history. From acclaimed writer/director J.C. Chandor, and starring Oscar Isaac (INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS) and Jessica Chastain (ZERO DARK THIRTY), this gripping story plays out within a maze of rampant political and industry corruption plaguing the streets of a city in decay.
J.C. Chandor’s third feature examines one immigrant’s determined climb up a morally crooked ladder, where simmering rivalries and unprovoked attacks threaten his business, family, and – above all – his own unwavering belief in the righteousness of his path. With A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, Chandor journeys in a bold new direction, toward the place where best intentions yield to raw instinct, and where we are most vulnerable to compromise what we know to be right.
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