Hal King
(2021)
★ 6.9 IMDb · 111 votes
Year: 2021
Runtime: 115 мин
Director: Myron Davis
Cast: Kareem Ghaleb, J. Ivy, Sophia Stephens, Tarrey Torae
Plot
Hal King is part of the 1950s beatnik jazz scene; running with drug addicts and fast women. But after being drafted for the Korean War, he may be forced to chose between carrying his father's political legacy, and the woman he loves.
Hal King is a coming of age film musical, based on Shakespeare's King Henry IV, loosely set in the US during the jazz era. Hal, the son of a community leader, lives the high life running with drug addicts and fast women. But after being drafted for the Korean War, he comes home as a changed man and falls in love with his father's political rival.