Fresh Kills
STARTS JUNE 14
Jennifer Esposito’s electrifying debut as writer-director centers on the women behind the men of a mafia family in 1980s Staten Island, and how teenager Rose (Emily Bader) forges her own path to break free from a life of fear and violence. (NR)
102 Minutes
“A compelling and much-needed reimaging of the typical mob film’s gender politics, Fresh Kills reveals Esposito as a confident, assured filmmaker” AWFJ.org