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The film is set in 1964 in a Bronx neighborhood called Five Corners, where a group of lower-middle-class young people are trying to deal with changing times. The incident that catalyzes the film's action is the return of Heinz, a psychotic bully who's been in prison for his attempted rape of Linda. Heinz carries a scar inflicted by Harry smashing during the rape attempt. Now, he wants to get even.

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• Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Actor Nominee: John Turturro
• OFFICIAL SELECTION: Chicago International Film Fest [Nominee: Best Feature]
• Independent Spirit Awards: Best Female Lead: WINNER: Jody Foster:
• Featuring a score by 8-Time Academy Award nominated composer James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Dark Knight, The Hunger Games)
• From Academy Award Winning director Tony Bill (The Sting) and Academy Award Winning writer John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck)
• All-star cast includes Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs), Tim Robbins (Mystic River), John Turturo (Barton Fink) and Todd Graf (The Abyss).

Press Quotes

Young working class Bronxites in 1963, well played but dramatically askew

     —Vincent Canby, N.Y. Times

...script makes much of the social climate of the times, in particular of the influence of leaders like Martin Luther King Jr

     —Hal Hinson, Washington Post

the movies 3 strongest performances with both Tim Robbins and John Turturro delivering interesting characters whilst Jodie Foster is so natural in her delivery

     —Andy Webb, Movie Scene

'Five Corners' is a gritty mélange of dark comedy, suspense and violence that simultaneously presents realism and self parody in an oddly compelling movie.

     —Douglas McLean, HomeTheasterInfo