Writer-director Jim McKay's low-key, made-for-cable drama belongs to that rare breed of contemporary American film that tackles economic tragedy and the polarization of economic classes and examines the ripple effect that closing a Mom and Pop establishment has on the surrounding neighborhood.
Raskin’s Deli has been a Harlem institution for years, and though the owner’s son, Ira (Jordan Gelber), currently runs day-to-day operations, his father has made a unilateral decision to sell his property to a real estate conglomerate. Convinced that urban blight can be commercially blitzed by an influx of chain stores, African-American wheeler-dealer Ron Harding (Ro...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
91 mins