New York gangs

In 1846, in the Lower Manhattan area of ​​the Five Corners , a clash occurs between gangs of “native” Americans and immigrants who settled in New York not so long ago. During this fight, at the hands of the leader of the “indigenous” Bill “Butcher” Cutting ( Daniel Day-Lewis ), the “Priest” immigrant leader Wallon ( Liam Neeson ), an Irishman by birth, dies. Wallon's young son, Amsterdam ( Leonardo DiCaprio ), ends up in a correctional facility, from where he leaves only after 16 years.

He returns to his area, driven by a desire to avenge the death of his father. But very quickly he realizes that he won’t be able to do it alone - getting to Cutting is not so easy. By chance, Amsterdam comes across a friend from a distant childhood - Johnny Cirocco ( Henry Thomas ), who helps him rub his confidence in The Butcher. So he gets the opportunity to kill his enemy, and decides to commit his revenge in front of everyone at the time of celebrating the next anniversary of the victory of the “indigenous”. But they betray him: the plan of revenge fails. Suddenly, Cutting does not kill Amsterdam, but only brutally beats, leaving a scar on his face with a red-hot knife. Barely surviving Amsterdam decides to bring old Irish gangs together and challenge Cutting ...

The film received positive reviews from film critics. On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film has a rating of 74% based on 209 reviews with an average score of 7.11 out of 10 ^[1] . On the Metacritic website , the film has a rating of 72 out of 100 based on 39 reviews from critics, which corresponds to the status of “generally positive reviews” ^[2] .

• 2003 - 10 Oscar nominations : Best Film (Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein), Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Original Screenplay (Jay Cox, Stephen Zaillyan, Kenneth Lonergan) , the best song (“The Hands That Built America”), the best editing (Thelma Schunmaker), the best camera work (Michael Ballhouse), the best work of the production designer (Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo), the best costume design (Sandy Powell), best sound (Tom Fleishman, Eugene Girti, Ivan Sherrok)
• 2003 - 3 Sputnik Prizes: Best Actor - Drama (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Editing (Thelma Shunmaker), Best Artistic Production (Dante Ferretti), and 4 nominations: Best Cinematography (Michael Ballhouse), best visual effects (Michael Owens, Edward Hirsch, John Alexander, R. Bruce Steinheimer), best costume design (Sandy Powell), best sound (Tom Fleishman, Eugene Girti, Ivan Sherrok)
• 2003 - two Golden Globe awards : best director (Martin Scorsese), best song (“The Hands That Built America”), as well as 3 nominations: best film - drama, best male role - drama (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Cameron Diaz)
• 2003 - BAFTA Award for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), as well as 11 nominations: Best Film (Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein), Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Original Screenplay (Jay Cox, Stephen Zaillyan, Kenneth Lonergan) , best movie soundtrack (Howard Shore), best cinematography (Michael Ballhouse), best visual effects (Michael Owens, Edward Hirsch, John Alexander, R. Bruce Steinheimer), best makeup (Manlio Rocchetti, Aldo Signoretti), best costume design (Sandy Powell), best work of production designer (Dante Ferr getty), best editing (Thelma Shunmaker), best sound (Tom Fleischman, Eugene Girti, Philip Stockton, Ivan Sherrok)
• 2003 - US Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
• 2003 - 2 nominations for the MTV Channel Award : best villain (Daniel Day-Lewis), best kiss (Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz)

• The official website of the film (unavailable link from 09/05/2013 [2168 days] - history , copy ) (English)
• New York City Gangs on the Internet Movie Database
• Official press release
• Shevchenko A. Birth of a nation (inaccessible link from 09/05/2013 [2168 days] - history , copy ) ( Kinoart.ru , N 7, 2003)
• Osbury G. Gangs of New York / Per. from English D. Likhachev. - M .: CJSC Centerpolygraph, 2004 .-- 349 p.