Family Honor (A Saga)
ACTION ADVENTURE BIOGRAPHICAL CRIME DETECTIVE DRAMA FAMILY WAR ROMANCE
1960s & '70s,1980s & '90s
Frank Racco
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Submision Type
book
Logline
A story about four young men who orchestrate their life to change it from rags to riches. They get involved in all different type of adversities and orchestrate methods of defeating them. A story that will touch every trickle of emotion of the human anatomy.
Genre
Action,Adventure,Biographical,Crime,Detective,Drama,Family,War,Romance
Short Summary
It's about how four young men join forces through a beginning of illegal activities to turn their life into a Financial accomplishment, and in the process have to deal with multiple adversities..
Setting
Montreal, Pembroke, Ontario, Brooklyn New York, Daytona beach Florida and Colombia
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Rags to Riches
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence,Nudity,Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Freddy Rufino
Age: 18 to 40
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Confident,Crazy,Decisive,Greedy,Heartthrob,Educated,Honorable,Leader,Masculine,Villainous,Narcisstic,Sexy,Power Hungry,Skillful,Seductive,Strong Moral Code,Manipulative,Romantic
Additional Character Details
Name: Joe Petrucci
Age: 18 to 40
Gender: Male
Role: Logical
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Charming,Confident,Crazy,Criminal,Decisive,Greedy,Educated,Honorable,Naive,Masculine,Underdog,Villainous,Narcisstic,Sexy,Skillful,Romantic,Sarcastic,Seductive,Sophisticated
Additional Character Details
Name: Reno Gandino
Age: 19 to 40
Gender: Male
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Confident,Criminal,Crazy,Decisive,Faithful,Greedy,Heartthrob,Honorable,Masculine,Underdog,Obedient,Uneducated,Sexy,Power Hungry,Secretive,Sarcastic,Seductive,Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: Willie Nadel
Age: 18 to 40
Gender: Male
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Aggressive,Badass,Confident,Crazy,Criminal,Decisive,Greedy,Heartthrob,Honorable,Leader,Underdog,Masculine,Modest,Villainous,Narcisstic,Uneducated,Sexy,Power Hungry,Outspoken,Skillful,Strong Moral Code,Manipulative,Unapologetic
Genre
ACTION, SUSPENSE, THRILLER, DRAMA, POLITICS
Brief
Four poor men are driven by ambition and focused on making their way into richness and power through an extensive list of illegal activities. The book follows the journey of Freddy Rufino, a powerful, aggressive and greedy leader who knows no limits when it comes to getting things his way.
Overall Rating
GOOD
Narrative Elements
Authors Writing Style: GOOD
Characterization: EXCELLENT
Commerciality: EXCELLENT
Franchise Potential: EXCELLENT
Pace: GOOD
Premise: GOOD
Structure: GOOD
Theme: GOOD
Accuracy of Book Profile
Book profile reflects book accurately, however "About the author" section needs to be reviewed, as there is repeated information about the book and little information about the author.
Draw of Story
Author's writing style is interesting, and even though protagonist and main characters are criminals, they are not deprived of morals. Their strong and ambiguous moral code keep audience rooting for them, with a special regard for leader Freddy Rufino, an aggressive man who grew up on a broken home and succeed, in his term, against all odds.
Possible Drawbacks
Women characters are too often undervalued and objectified. Even though author is open about protagonist Freddy Rufino's many faults, being a womanizer is not one of them, on the contrary, it's portrayed as one of the reasons he succeeded.
Use of Special Effects
THE STORY DOES NOT RELY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS
Primary Hook of Story
The hook of this story is the trajectory of charismatic but ruthless criminals building a life of luxury and power through an unconventional path of illegal activities. Insights given regarding early life of these men make it even more interesting to readers.
Fanbase Potential
If adapted it could have a large fanbase. Characters grow on you as you learn about the context they were brought up and how it relates to their personalities and attitudes throughout the narrative. Certainly many people would admire the boldness and confidence of main characters, even though these characteristics may come attached to illegal and extremely violent doings.
Awards Potential
It could have awards potential as there is certainly a lot of room for good acting - dialogues and lines are inspiring. Figurine would also be important as the story crosses two decades and scenarios are also great, allowing space for good art direction.
Envisioned Budget
LARGE BUDGET
Similar Films/TV Series
THE SOPRANOS, GODFATHER
What’s New About the Story
The most original thing about the story is certainly it's protagonist, Freddy Rufino, an aggressive and rough criminal scaling illegal activities until reaching a luxurious life, at first unthinkable for a man from his background.
Lead Characters
The most interesting thing about the lead characters is their highly dubious nature. Their violent, aggressive and don't seem guilty and sometimes even aware of the consequences involving their criminal activities; however there seems to be a strong moral code to which they're all tied. On top of it, they are charismatic, especially Rufino, who is confident and successful and therefore combines charm, attractiveness and a dangerous personality in a lead role.
Uniqueness of Story
It could be improved if female characters were portrayed with the same involvement and regard as male ones.
Possible Formats
Film - Studio, Film - Streaming, Film - Indie, TV Series - Streaming, TV Series - Network, TV Series - Cable, TV Series - Limited Run / Mini-Series
Analyst Recommendation
CONSIDER
Justification
It is a good story with great characters and author is certainly an expert on creating dubious and charming leads in a captivating and classy even though violent narrative. However the construction of women characters have to be taken in consideration and can be improved.