God's Pocket (2014)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Land: United States
Alternative Title: Bogu iza nogu, Божий карман
Regisseur: John Slattery
Writer: Alex Metcalf, John Slattery
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Emily Ziff Griffin, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, John Slattery, Lance Acord, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Bisbee
Firmen: Cooper's Town, Park Pictures Features, Shoestring Pictures
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
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Geschichte
The story follows Mickey Scarpato, a lowlife living in the rough neighborhood of God's Pocket in South Philadelphia. When his stepson, Leon, dies under mysterious circumstances during a fight at a construction site, Mickey tries to cover up the truth by staging a car accident. However, things get complicated when a newspaper columnist named Richard Shellhammer starts investigating Leon's death and Leon's mother, Jeannie, becomes suspicious of Mickey's actions.
Zusammenfassung
God's Pocket is a drama film directed by John Slattery in 2014. Set in the gritty, working-class neighborhood of South Philadelphia, the film explores themes of loyalty, deceit, and the struggle to maintain one's dignity in difficult circumstances. Based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter, the movie stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mickey Scarpato, a man trying to navigate the treacherous waters of his community while keeping a dark secret hidden.
