A bronx tale: Set in the Bronx

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's ... A Bronx Tale: Directed by Robert De Niro. With Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra. An intense drama about a boy torn between his tough, hard-working father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. In the Bronx during the 1960s, a father and a local gangster battle for the attention and respect of an impressionable teen. A boy grows up in the Bronx with the advice of his bus driver father and a mobster friend. The film explores themes of heroism, identity and love in a changing neighborhood.