A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama film set in the Bronx during the turbulent era of the 1960s. The film follows a young Italian-American teenager as his path in life is guided by two father figures who don't see eye on all the same morals.
Main Plot
The movie's protagonist, Calogero, witnesses Sonny, the neighborhood mob boss commit a murder, he honors the code of the streets and refuses to tell the cops. Sonny befriends him and introduces the impressionable youngster to the creature comforts that mob connections can bring. But though he idolizes Sonny, the boy loves and respects his decent, honest father. It takes a major tragedy for the 17-year-old boy to decide his true course in life.
Subplot
The movie takes place in 1968, where there still remained a high level of tension and dislike between Italians and African Americans, particularly Calogero's friends. Despite this tension Calogero pursues an interracial relationship with a black girl, who ends up being the sister to one of the kids Calogero's friends beat up.
Clip 1
Shows how racist Calegero's friends are and why he is so nervous to pursue an interracial relationship.
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Clip 2
Calegero talks to Sonny about thoughts on dating a black girl and his concerns about what his friends will think.
Clip 3
Before his date Calegero speaks with his father on dating a black and receives different feedback than from what Sonny told him.
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