Movie Description:
In the faded light of Harry Hope`s 1912 New York skid row bar, a rag tag group of fallen men, each like a ghost haunting the wreckage of his own life,await the annual arrival of Hickey. Thisyear however the charismatic Hickey brings no the usual rounds of drinks andpats onthe back, but the unwelcome newsthat he`s off the sauce for good and hascome to persuade Hope`sdrunks to do thesame. One by one, the regulars booze basted pipe dreams come under Hickey`sleering microscope until finally the most shocking self deception turns out to be Hickey`s own.