The North End (1997)

Two friends are living in the Boston Italian neighbourhood. Freddie is a documentary filmmaker who wants to finish a film profile of the area and Mac is an investment banker. To make his movie Freddie needs approval from Dom Di Bella who has a high profile in local community because he played gangsters in the movies. Meanwhile Mac is very cruel and violent towards his girlfriend Danielle, and it makes her wonder why she didn't chose sensitive Freddie.