A gritty story of a man who tries to ethically compete in a world that is cutthroat, dishonest and throws a complexity of problems at him. The performances are stellar, the conflict not just violence, but about a businessman who will not give up on his dream or ambition. He fights to keep his business and to maintain his integrity in a world that seeks to destroy it.

This film is a this tense drama that reveals a decaying New York City in which heating oil is like gold, so though the city is disintegrating, the need for oil is not....the energy boom is on. The characters are complex and the conflict engrossing and realistic. We view the lives of working class people that are depicted without sentimentality. The focus is an immigrant who, a self-made man, cannot be easily un-made. His wife is just as strong as he is, savvy and ambitious in her own way.

A must see!