When one of two lifelong friends and petty criminals gets a taste of life on the right side of the law, his past threatens to drag him back to--Federal Hill. Winner of the Critics' and Audience Awards at the Deauville Film Festival. Available in color and director's cut black and white versions.
Five men, all friends since childhood, get together to play cards, reminisce and just relax. But their simple life will soon explode when one of them tries to make a big change once and for all.
"Federal Hill" played at the 1994 Berlin Film Festival.
Shot in black-and-white.
The video is also available in color.
Copyright 1994 Eagle Beach Productions.
Review 1:
"...Robustly entertaining....A flavor all its own and a unique ring of truth..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.134 12/01/1994
Review 2:
"...Lively and likable, a first film with the kind of swift action, clever diologue and clear-cut characters that suggest an expert director's touch..."
Source: New York Times
p.C6 12/09/1994
Review 3:
"...Powerfully engrossing....There's a devastating vision at work here..." -- Rating: A-
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.38 01/20/1995
Review 4:
"...A number of excellent performances and some evocative black-and-white images..."
Source: Variety
02/21/1994
Review 5:
"...There's energy in the joy-riding scenes....[Corrente] brings out the snap in his performers..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F6 02/24/1995
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