“He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.”
Overview
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
Directed by James Gray
Written by James Gray, Matt Reeves
Produced by Nick Wechsler, Paul Webster, Kerry Orent
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $889K
About The Yards
The Yards is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of corruption, subway, infiltration, criminal, brooklyn, new york city, ex-con. Directed by James Gray, it stars Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron. In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.