This made me think of the South African Swenkas.
The story goes… After two years in jail, Homer Hobbs returns to a bleak urban town during the depths of the Great Depression. Sadly, he discovers that life on the outside is crueler than the backbreaking injustice of a chain gang.
With no job, no prospects and no hope. Homer finds a kinship with 4 strangers: Benny, the street hustler eager to begin life anew in the sunshine of Florida; the suicidal Clarence, a nobody who aches to be somebody; Gracie, the despairing owner of a boarding house who lives with a secret; and Lucy, who harbors a mysterious past that threatens the lives of those she has come to love.
Life is grim, but on Sunday nights, in a dingy hall, the men of the neighborhood piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow or steal to compete in an unusual fashion contest.
The story goes… After two years in jail, Homer Hobbs returns to a bleak urban town during the depths of the Great Depression. Sadly, he discovers that life on the outside is crueler than the backbreaking injustice of a chain gang.
With no job, no prospects and no hope. Homer finds a kinship with 4 strangers: Benny, the street hustler eager to begin life anew in the sunshine of Florida; the suicidal Clarence, a nobody who aches to be somebody; Gracie, the despairing owner of a boarding house who lives with a secret; and Lucy, who harbors a mysterious past that threatens the lives of those she has come to love.
Life is grim, but on Sunday nights, in a dingy hall, the men of the neighborhood piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow or steal to compete in an unusual fashion contest.
- 4/29/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Indican Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Andrew P. Jones' drama "Kings of the Evening," starring Tyson Beckford, Lynn Witfield and Glynn Turman.
The company's 50th theatrical release, it will have an awards qualifying run in December before going on to wider release in February.
The film was produced by Robert Page Jones, Reginald T. Dorsey and Andrew P. Jones for Picture Palace Films.
Shaun Hill, Indican president, and Michael S. Sherman of Jmbm on behalf of Indican negotiated the acquisition with Andrew Jones and attorney Glenn Litwak.
The company's 50th theatrical release, it will have an awards qualifying run in December before going on to wider release in February.
The film was produced by Robert Page Jones, Reginald T. Dorsey and Andrew P. Jones for Picture Palace Films.
Shaun Hill, Indican president, and Michael S. Sherman of Jmbm on behalf of Indican negotiated the acquisition with Andrew Jones and attorney Glenn Litwak.
- 9/29/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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