KING OF THE HILL
Coming of Age
A Film Series Hosted by Writer/Director Tim Kirkman
"A subtle, affecting, character-driven coming-of-age story, King of the Hill is one of Steven Soderbergh's best and most criminally overlooked films." —Rotten Tomatoes
Aaron, a young boy living in St. Louis during the 1930s, has a deep attachment to his younger brother. After his father leaves them and his mother departs for an asylum, he promises to retrieve his brother from their uncle's custody. In the meantime, he must fend for himself among townspeople and the tenants in the hotel where he lives. Forced to come of age alone, Aaron shifts between the harsh real world and the dream world he creates to cope.