Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
This movie contains 28 potentially triggering events.
Sonny apparently has lashed out at both of his wives several times, making them afraid of him, but they don't think he's a bad person and at least Leon still seems to love him.
There's poor ventilation in the bank and a few people start getting faint over the course of the movie, the security guard has asthma and struggles to breathe. There's no hyperventilating.
The character Leon hasn't changed their name or pronouns but the woman they're based on (Elizabeth Eden) did. At the end of the movie it is said that Leon is living as a woman after all this though.
The television people find out that Sonny's wife is trans, it becomes a big deal. Sonny doesn't really care and Leon doesn't comment but Sonny's (presumably) straight friend is upset about being falsely outed as gay on television. His outing affects the rest of the plot by a lot because now the bank robbery is about him being gay (by 70s standards). The women at the bank still treat him well.
They call one character 'queer', the tv talks about 'homosexuals' and the rest is only in the background at the end by bystanders (f word, etc.). Aside from the scene in the middle where Leon talks about being trans, there's not really any active homophobic language directed at anybody
one of Sonny's wives is trans (Leon) but its shown as a gay relationship rather than her being trans. they do show her in her wedding dress but i do not believe they make fun of her.
Comment about Spanish people being hot-headed, comment about people in Algeria are crazy, and "maricon" can be heard in the crowd as they're being escorted out.