Portrait of a young man drowning
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SynopsisHarry Odum struggles for survival in 1940s Brooklyn. His social awkwardness, absentee father and oedipal relationship with his mother, lead him to seek solace in the arms of the Brooklyn Mafia. Harry befriends Abie the Bug, an assassin who trains him in the black arts. As Harry moves up the ranks, he is forced to take a terrible decision which sees him spiral into bloodlust and insanity.
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Robbie Handy's story
When Ah wis 17, Ah'd just left school.Ah wis disillusioned wi education an felt socially isolated.Ah wis expected tae go tae university, but after a breakdown, Ah left school an entered a world o pimp...
