Empire (2002) on Netflix
Victor Rosa sells a heroin brand called Empire in the South Bronx. With a baby on the way he wants out, and he invests his money with Jack, an investment banker.
- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb5.9/108,298 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes21%
Trailer
Plot summary
Victor Rosa's territory is the South Bronx, where he sells a heroin brand called Empire. Rival dealers Hector, Tito and Negro hold an uneasy truce, since all of them buy from the same supplier, Joanna "La Colombiana" Menendez. Carmen, Victor's girlfriend, invites him to a party thrown by her friend Trish and Trish's boyfriend Jack Wimmer, who works as an investment banker. Victor asks Rafael, La Colombiana's younger brother, for permission to assassinate kingpin Tito. With a baby on the way, Victor decides to leave the drug trade and invests money with Jack, who pays him significant returns.
Cast
- Rafael Báezas Jay
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Empire (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Franc. Reyes was inspired to make Empire by his own childhood in the South Bronx and by losing friends to the crack epidemic.
