description We Own the Night Overview
We Own the Night is a 2007 crime drama directed by James Gray and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg. The film draws its title from the motto of the New York Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit. It marks Gray's third directorial effort and a follow-up to his earlier collaboration with Phoenix, *The Yards*.
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info We Own the Night Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2007 |
help We Own the Night FAQ
Why does Bobby Green hide his real surname in We Own the Night?
Bobby, played by Joaquin Phoenix, manages a Brooklyn nightclub tied to Russian criminals and conceals that his father and brother are NYPD officers. He uses his mother's surname, Green, rather than the family name Grusinsky.
Who plays the Grusinsky family in We Own the Night?
Joaquin Phoenix plays Bobby, Mark Wahlberg plays his police-officer brother Joseph, and Robert Duvall plays their father, Deputy Chief Burt Grusinsky. Eva Mendes appears as Bobby's girlfriend, Amada.
When and where is We Own the Night set?
The story takes place in New York City in 1988, amid a conflict between the NYPD and a Russian drug operation. James Gray's film competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
What does the title We Own the Night refer to?
The phrase was associated with the New York Police Department's Street Crime Unit. In the film, it also reflects Bobby's divided identity between nightclub life and his police family.
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