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Victor Rosa runs a successful "street pharmaceutical" business that peddles a high-in-demand heroin mix which he has named "Empire". His beautiful fiancee, Carmen, a Baruch College student, befriends a classmate who has an an investment-banker boyfriend named Jack Wimmer. Victor meets Jack, and they instantly connect. Both are hard-core businessmen from two different sides of the legal fence. When Jack offers Victor a piece of the action on the stock market, Victor finally sees that this could be his ticket out of the violent streets of the South Bronx--and so, he jumps at the opportunity. But there is a bigger price to be paid than clean money for his gorgeous new Soho lifestyle. For the first time, Victor is confronted with a price tag that he will find very difficult to pay.
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| Also Known As: |
Empire
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Drama and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 6th, 2002 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content and some sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Arenas Entertainment, Universal Pictures Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Rudolph & Beer (R&B FM)
Bigel/Mailer Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$17,504,595 |
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| Filming Locations: |
New York, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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