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This Thursday, January 15th at 7:00 p.m., the film 'ROAD TO PERDITION', by Sam Mendes (2002), will be screened.
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In the dark years of the Great Depression, Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) is a hitman who professes unwavering loyalty to his boss, Mr. Rooney (Paul Newman), but is also a good family man. These are tough times in Rock Island, where the Irish mob rules, Prohibition is still in effect, and gangsters, especially Al Capone in Chicago, are at the height of power. One day, out of the blue, Sullivan's son, Michael Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin), decides to follow his father to find out exactly what his job entails.
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Paul Newman and Tom Hanks revamp the old gangster cinema with a stroke of genius.
