In 1950s Brooklyn, a gritty tale unfolds amidst a bitter factory strike. Struggling characters, including a union leader grappling with his sexuality, a prostitute torn between her profession and love, a negotiator hiding his communist affiliations, and a family dealing with their pregnant teenage daughter, are all crushed by their squalid surroundings and personal demons.

Last Exit to Brooklyn
Against the backdrop of 1950s Brooklyn's troubled streets, where union violence and corruption ran rampant, a prostitute found an unlikely source of solace in a blossoming romance with one of her clients.