God's Pocket (2014)

Directed by

John Slattery

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 218 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working class man in Philadelphia tries to cover up the death of his stepson. His efforts create more problems for him and his wife.

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What happens

God's Pocket is a 2014 American drama film directed by John Slattery, his feature film directorial debut. Slattery co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pete Dexter. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, Christina Hendricks, and Richard Jenkins. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to mixed critical reviews, and was picked up for domestic distribution by IFC Films. The film is set in a poor working class South Philadelphia neighborhood modeled on Devil's Pocket, but filmed in Yonkers, New York, and New Jersey. Hoffman died within two weeks of the film's premiere at Sundance's 2014 U.S. Dramatic Competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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