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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

City by the Sea
2002
***
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, William Forsythe

The murky slums of Long Beach provide the backdrop for this story about the sins of the fathers. De Niro plays a detective whose father was executed for murder and now his son is under suspicion for the same crime. He abandoned the son years ago, so he is not without guilt himself. This crime drama follows its somewhat inevitable path to a powerful finale.