What Doesn't Kill You (2008) Info

: Two lifelong friends from the "Southie" slums navigate a life of crime under local boss Pat Kelly (played by the director, Brian Goodman). While Paulie (Hawke) remains comfortable in the criminal lifestyle, Brian (Ruffalo) struggles with drug addiction and the toll his choices take on his wife, played by Amanda Peet , and their children.

: The film is uniquely authentic because Ruffalo plays a version of the director. Goodman co-wrote the script with Donnie Wahlberg to ensure the portrayal of South Boston was grounded and stripped of Hollywood glamour. What Doesn't Kill You (2008)

: Cinematographer Christopher Norr used a desaturated, grey-hued palette to mirror the bleak, wintry atmosphere and the moral ambiguity of the characters' lives. : Two lifelong friends from the "Southie" slums

by Robert Schumann (providing a somber contrast to the street life). Goodman co-wrote the script with Donnie Wahlberg to