He offers to work for the Chicago Outfit in exchange for permission to kill Connor, but Nitti rejects the offer. Sullivan and Michael flee Rock Island and head to Chicago to meet Frank Nitti. When he arrives he discovers Connor has already murdered his wife, Annie, and their younger son, Peter, but not Michael, who had arrived home late from detention. The letter reads "Kill Sullivan and all debts are paid," and he rushes home. Calvino reads it then reaches for his revolver, but Sullivan kills both Calvino and his bodyguard. Connor, jealous and afraid, sends a letter with Sullivan for Calvino. Then he sends Sullivan to collect a debt from a speakeasy owner Tony Calvino. At a meeting with his mob associates, Rooney pointedly humiliates Connor after he halfheartedly apologizes for McGovern's murder. The next day, Rooney visits the house to intimidate the boy, and Michael soon begins misbehaving at school. Michael is detected and sworn to secrecy. McGovern steadfastly denies that his brother stole anything from the mob before implying Connor was responsible, and Connor shoots him on the spot before Sullivan shoots the other witnesses. Rooney sends Connor and Sullivan to talk with McGovern, while 12-year-old Michael watches through a hole in the wall, after hiding in the back of the family car. Speaking at his brother's wake, Rooney's associate Finn McGovern insinuates that Rooney is responsible for his brother's death. Rooney has come to love Sullivan more than his own biological son, the rash and unpredictable Connor. was orphaned and then raised by Irish Mob boss John Rooney in Rock Island, Illinois he is now Rooney's most fearsome enforcer, unbeknownst to his own children. The film is set in 1931 during the Great Depression with a voiceover from Michael Sullivan, Jr., speaking about his father. At the 75th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Newman, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Art Direction, while Hall was posthumously awarded Best Cinematography. It was well received by critics, who praised Mendes' direction, Hall's cinematography, and the performances of the cast. The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 12, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing over $181 million against its $80 million budget. Road to Perdition was screened at the 59th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2002, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film explores the themes of relationships between fathers and sons, and the consequences of violence. Hall took advantage of the environment to create symbolism. Having recently finished his debut feature film American Beauty, Mendes expressed interest in pursuing a story that had minimal dialogue and conveyed emotion in the imagery. Principal photography began in March 2001 in Chicago and concluded in June. Set in 1931 during the Great Depression, the film follows a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against the mobster who murdered the rest of their family. It stars Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin, and Paul Newman, in his final live-action feature film role. Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by David Self, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner.
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