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A visually stylized, music-driven crime drama set in Prohibition-era speakeasy culture, balancing theatrical song-and-dance numbers with gangster threats and the bond between two contrasting performers.
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.
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