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When ruthless developer Gene (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/the-sopranos\">Ed Setrakian, The Sopranos<\/a>) and his greedy son Ira (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fxnetworks.com\/theamericans\">Lev Gorn, The Americans<\/a>) force the construction business run by Red\u2019s father Senior (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/the-wire\">Bruce Kirkpatrick, The Wire<\/a>) into debt, desperation and rage twist into a relentless need for revenge. As the pressure of a foreclosure threatens his family\u2019s home, Red and his friends are propelled into a life of crime to get cash fast. But when the deceit and corruption become too heavy a burden, \u201cthe boys\u201d are pushed to the edge.<br \/>An intensely compelling and gripping story inspired by true events,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluecollarboysthemovie.com\/\">Blue Collar Boys<\/a>\u00a0captures the working-man\u2019s everyday struggle to survive in a world that is constantly taking from them. 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