Homer Hobbs returns to a bleak urban town after two years in jail, only to find that life outside is even crueler than his time on the chain gang. He's thrown together with four strangers, all struggling to survive during the Great Depression. Despite the grim circumstances, they find hope in an underground contest where they dress up to compete for a $5 prize. The real prize is the chance to feel like a king, if only for an evening.
Kings of the Evening
After two years behind bars, a man emerges into a bleak urban landscape, confronting a harsher reality than the one he left behind. The once-thriving town is now a desolate wasteland, ravaged by the Great Depression's devastating effects of unemployment and poverty.
