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Kill the Poor

Kill the Poor

Genres

Drama

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When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his immigrant grandparents arriving in the same neighborhood with a new life. This is the urban frontier filled with comic mixture of gentrifies, homeboys, dealers and local residents simply bent on staying a float

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

09 May 2003

Country

United States of America

Cast

Clara Bellar

Clara Bellar

Annabelle Peltz

Heather Burns

Heather Burns

Scarlet

Jon Budinoff

Jon Budinoff

Segundo Dejesus

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Carlos DeJesus

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Spike

Cliff Gorman

Cliff Gorman

Yakov

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Joe Peltz

Chuck Low

Chuck Low

Bruno

Maryfrances Careccia

Maryfrances Careccia

Rose

Chris Hutchison

Chris Hutchison

Joel

Julianna DeDonno

Julianna DeDonno

Constance, Toddler

Annie Crean

Annie Crean

Constance, Six Months

Victor Pagan

Victor Pagan

Attila

Otto Sanchez

Otto Sanchez

Negrito

Jamie Tirelli

Jamie Tirelli

Beneficio

Ginger Taylor

Ginger Taylor

Constance, Newborn

Angel Santiago

Angel Santiago

Friend of Segundo

Millie Tirelli

Millie Tirelli

Beneficia

Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

Stuffed Shirt

Zak Orth

Zak Orth

Butch

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