Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

When Costabile "Gus" Farace gunned down a federal drug agent in 1989 New York, the city ignites into a tense manhunt that pulls law enforcement, mob figures, and the public into a high-stakes chase. Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace follows the hunt from both sides of the law, tracking frantic FBI and NYPD efforts to capture a volatile fugitive while showing the underworld maneuvers and loyalties that either shelter or betray him. The film captures a gritty, late‑80s New York atmosphere where every lead can turn deadly and every alliance is fragile.

Told with lean procedural focus and pulsing suspense, the movie balances investigative detail with the personal risks faced by agents, detectives, and those close to Farace. Tension builds through cat‑and‑mouse encounters, narrow escapes, and the creeping weight of consequences as the city watches and the law closes in. Rough-edged and urgent, it’s a portrait of a dangerous moment when one act of violence upends lives and prompts an uncompromising hunt for justice.