Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, "Motherless Brooklyn" follows Lionel Essrog (Norton),a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve his friend's murder. Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely-guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance.

Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, "Motherless Brooklyn" follows Lionel Essrog (Norton),a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve his friend's murder. Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely-guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance.