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Show Me a Hero

IMDb 7.0 2015 • 60 min • CrimeDramaWar & Politics

Director

David Simon

Country

US

Plot Summary

Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.

Top Cast

Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac Nick Wasicsko
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener Mary Dorman
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina Henry J. Spallone
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban Leonard B. Sand
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert Oscar Newman