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God's Pocket is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Slattery released in USA on 9 may 2014 with Christina Hendricks
God's Pocket (2014)
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Add to a movie listGod's Pocket is a 2014 American black comedy drama film directed by John Slattery and co-written with Alex Metcalf, based on a 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 working class South Philadelphia neighborhood based on Devil's Pocket, Philadelphia.
Hoffman died within two weeks after the film's premiere at Sundance's 2014 U.S. Dramatic Competition.
Synopsis
When a blue collar worker's stepson is killed in a mysterious accident, he tries to cover things up, but things become difficult when a reporter won't let the story die.Actors
Christina Hendricks
(Jeannie Scarpato)
John Turturro
(Arthur 'Bird' Capezio)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
(Mickey Scarpato)
Eddie Marsan
(Smilin' Jack Moran)
Richard Jenkins
(Richard Shelburn)
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