Based on a true story, 'Under Jakob's Ladder' is a full-length feature film that takes place in the Soviet Union during 1938. Jakob, a former teacher who lost his job due to the new Communist system, can only stand by and watch as the world around him slowly disintegrates and fear and suspicion rule the day. Like most of the men in his village, he soon finds himself in a Soviet prison. But it is there that he discovers that the freedom he craves might actually be found within the walls of his cell.
Nueva York, 1988. La difusión de un nuevo tipo de droga va seguida de una aterradora oleada de crímenes. En inferioridad de condiciones frente a las viejas y nuevas bandas de traficantes, la policía pierde por término medio dos agentes al mes. Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix), el encargado de un club de Brooklyn frecuentado por la mafia rusa, intenta mantenerse al margen del conflicto. Pero Bobby guarda un secreto: tanto su hermano, el teniente Joseph Grusinsky (Mark Wahlberg) como su padre Burt Grusinsky (Robert Duvall) son policías. Su relación con ellos empeora cuando su padre le advierte que tarde o temprano tendrá que decidir de qué lado está.
Helmed by "Saturday Night Live" alumna Laura Kightlinger, this hourlong exposé chronicles -- warts and all -- the life of comedian turned activist Randy Credico, an up-and-coming funnyman whose candor tanked his career. But the end of his showbiz days didn't stop him: He switched gears and became a mouthpiece for various causes, including the fight against New York's draconian drug laws. Credico's peers and ex-girlfriends weigh in with insights.
