A24 has finally announced a release date for J.C. Chandor‘s A Most Violent Year starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, and along with it comes the film’s first trailer and poster
Set during the winter of 1981 — statistically one of the most crime-ridden of New York City’s history — A Most Violent Year is a drama following the lives of an immigrant and his family as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream, while the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built. Albert Brooks and Alfred Molina co-star.
A Most Violent Year is set for a December 31 release in New York and Los Angeles, the film will expand nationally throughout Jan. 2015. Watch the trailer and check out the poster below.