Borough of Kings

Alternative title: Brooklyn Sonnet
Synopsis: Independent feature film. Jimmy (Stanek) is eager to escape his apparent future as a low-level mobster in his Brooklyn neighbourhood. He aspires to be an actor and auditions for a role in a Shakespearean production and secures the role of Banquo in a New York Festival production of Macbeth when the veteran director (Dukakis) sees promise in Jimmy’s raw talent. But when Jimmy inadvertently discovers two of his boyhood hoodlum friends chopping up a body in order to conceal a mob-ordered murder, he becomes a liability and a target. The film concludes with a triumphant production of the modern, urban version of Macbeth set in New York’s streets.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2000
Notes: Available from amazon.co.uk region 1 only.
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Auditions; Gangster films; New York Shakespeare Festival