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Inspired by a true story of survival.

19 year-old Johnny is King of Alphabet City, 50 blocks of urban decay that houses an underground narcotics market. When his uptown boss, Gino, asks Johnny to burn down the building where his mother ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it.