King Hedley II April 11, 2011

King Hedley II is the story of man who reaches for a life that is just beyond his grasp. In the midst of the Reagan-era 1980s, its greed, violence and excess, ex-con King Hedley tries to scratch out a garden in the hardscrabble soil of his Pittsburgh backyard. He also dreams of one day owning a video store, and sells stolen refrigerators in an attempt to make that dream a reality. But how can Hedley's dreams take root in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1985 with neither rain nor sun in sight?