Manhattan, New York, 1973. All low level mafia associate Donnie DiMaggio wants to be is funny until he finds out he's the main suspect in the murder of underboss Jimmy De Luca. Frankie Fredonna, head of the family asks Donnie to arrange his son's eighteenth birthday party. Frankie never asks these things. Donnie knows the score, he's getting whacked. Kill or be killed he counteracts the plot against him by moving up the ranks in the rival Vincenzo crime family. Old scandals intimidate Frankie's Uncle, corrupt Priest Father Roberto Fredonna and position Donnie favorably with rival crews. As the party approaches, Donnie continues to blind side Frankie's plans until the day of reckoning arrives and the brutal climax unfolds.
Made with a message of hope, Rites of Passage is a raw, uncensored and honest film inspired by the life experiences of the young people involved in the making of this powerful feature-length drama. Six interwoven stories show these teenagers negotiating the dangers and discoveries of their age and because the cast were also the crew what emerges is a self portrait of resilient kids responding to the challenges surrounding them. They might live in public housing and come from families that have seen disadvantage and hardship. But with frankness and courage, these young people have dipped below the surface of their often tough exteriors to reveal what’s going on inside their lives.
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