Idlewild

Idlewild

R 2006 · 121 min · ★ 5.7 · Crime, Drama, Music

A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.

Directed by Bryan Barber · Written by Bryan Barber

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