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Empire is a 2002 movie, featuring John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard. Victor Rosa (Leguizamo) is a drug dealer in New York who sells a specific brand of heroin called "Empire". His area, or "Turf" is located in the South Bronx, where his other rivals all maintain an uneasy truce. They generally respect each others borders and sanctity. All of this is maintained because it just so happens that they all purchase their drugs from the same supplier, the drug lord La Colombiana. Victor is invited to a chic white collar party by his girlfriend Carmen (Cotto). The party is being thrown by her friend Trish's (Richards) boyfriend Jack (Sarsgaard), an investment banker. Vic befriends Jack as he looks up to him and his lifestyle. With a baby on the way Vic decides he wants to go straight, an opportunity Jack provides. Vic begins to invest money with Jack, receiving significant returns (200%). As Vic draws closer to Jack he finds himself drifting away from what he once was, and his former... full article at wikipedia
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  • Dec 3, 2002
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  • 90.0min
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  • 3,500,000.0
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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by mwcl_images Mar 14, 2008

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