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    The Treatment

    J.C. Chandor and Oscar Isaac: A Most Violent Year

    Writer/director J.C. Chandor and actor Oscar Isaac discuss their latest film, A Most Violent Year, in front of a live audience.

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    By Elvis Mitchell • Jan 12, 2015 • 35m Listen

    A Most Violent Year

    takes place in New York City in 1981, one of the most dangerous years on record. Abel Morales (played by Golden Globe nominee

    Oscar Isaac) is an ambitious immigrant focused on expanding his business. Writer/director

    J.C. Chandor follows up his debut,

    Margin Call

    , and his follow up 'All is Lost' with this exploration of pride, and people who are too proud for their own good. Recorded as part of the

    Film Independent at LACMA

    screening series.

    Photo: (L-R) J.C. Chandor and Oscar Isaac, courtesy Film Independent at LACMA

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      Elvis Mitchell

      host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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      Jenny Radelet

      former producer, KCRW's Independent Producer Project

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      J.C. Chandor

      writer and director

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      Oscar Isaac

      actor

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