Copper - Justice is brutal
(2012)
Regisseur:
Tom Fontana, Will RokosSchauspieler:
Tom Weston-Jones, Ato Essandoh, Kevin Ryan, Anastasia Griffith, Tessa Thompson, Dylan Taylor, Kyle Schmid, Franka Potente, Kiara Glasco, Ron White, Alex Paxton-Beesley, David Keeley, Tanya Fischer, Rick RobertsDas historische New Yorker Viertel ‚Five Points‘ wird im Jahr 1864 überwiegend von Einwanderern bewohnt. Gewalt, Prostitution und Epidemien sind an der Tagesordnung. In dieser unwirtlichen Gegend bemüht sich Kevin Corcoran, ein rauer Cop mit irischen Vorfahren, täglich um Recht und Ordnung. Unterstützung erhält er von Robert Morehouse, dem Sohn eines reichen Industriellen sowie vom afroamerikanischen Arzt Matthew Freeman, einem Pionier der Forensik. Nebenbei versucht Kevin das Verschwinden seiner Frau und den Tod seiner Tochter aufzuklären.
Copper is an American saga set in 1865 New York City, picks-up on the brink of Lincoln's assassination - with shifts in politics and society altering the landscape for Irish immigrants and African-Americans. At the center, Detective Kevin Corcoran struggles to tame the wartime metropolis while wrestling with personal demons, including the betrayal of his wife and best friend. And when Tammany Hall's outspoken General Brendan Donovan returns from the Civil War to restore law and order in the Sixth Ward, loyalties will be bought and sold both Uptown and in the slums of the Five Points as Corcoran, and those around him, fight to find their places in an unforgiving city.
Copper is an American saga set in 1865 New York City, picks-up on the brink of Lincoln's assassination - with shifts in politics and society altering the landscape for Irish immigrants and African-Americans. At the center, Detective Kevin Corcoran struggles to tame the wartime metropolis while wrestling with personal demons, including the betrayal of his wife and best friend. And when Tammany Hall's outspoken General Brendan Donovan returns from the Civil War to restore law and order in the Sixth Ward, loyalties will be bought and sold both Uptown and in the slums of the Five Points as Corcoran, and those around him, fight to find their places in an unforgiving city.
