'' God 's Pocket '' is a 2014 American drama film directed by John Slattery , his feature film directorial debut . Slattery co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf , based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pete Dexter . The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman , John Turturro , Christina Hendricks , and Richard Jenkins . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to mixed critical reviews , and was picked up for domestic distribution by IFC Films . The film is set in a poor working class South Philadelphia neighborhood modeled on Devil 's Pocket , but filmed in Yonkers and New Jersey
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
God's Pocket