The period crime-drama starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain is hitting AFI Fest this week. Watch the full trailer here...
After a breakthrough year in 2013, Oscar Isaac carried the praise of his memorable performance in Inside Llewyn Davis into four projects for 2014 and a date with the force looming when the new Star Wars film comes out next year.
One of Isaac’s highly anticipated films, A Most Violent Year, now has a trailer and some considerable buzz heading into its premiere at AFI Fest this week.
The period crime-drama is set in 1980’s New York during one of the city’s most crime-ridden winters. Here’s the official synopsis:
A Most Violent Year follows Abel and Anna Morales (Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain) as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream even as the rampant violence, decay and corruption of the day threaten to destroy all they have built. In a haunting performance, Isaac plays Abel as a man exhausted by his climb to the top. Just as he’s on the verge of realizing his dream of building a reputable heating oil empire, the long fingers of corruption dig in. To complicate matters, Anna’s family history is mired in institutionalized crime and a history of resolution through bloodshed. Nonetheless, husband and wife press forward even as the threats inch closer to home.
Isaac was nominated for seemingly every critics award for his turn as fictional folk hero Llewyn Davis and he’s already been nominated for another best actor award from the Gotham Independent Film Awards -- one of the year's first award ceremonies -- for A Most Violent Year.
Alongside Isaac, the film stars Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Academy Award nominee J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) wrote and directed the film.
A Most Violent Year hits theaters December 31.
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