HARTFORD -- A bit of Hollywood is coming to Hartford. A movie five years in the making is finally hitting the silver screen. The indie film, called "Diamond Ruff," is mostly set in Hartford and will hit the Spotlight Theaters on Front Street on Thursday.
The feature-length film was written and produced by Hartford-based film maker Joe Young, and it's based on his 1997 book. "It's a homegrown movie," Young said. "The key producers are from Hartford so this is an exciting time."
The story follows the plight of Diamond Ruff, played by rap artist Fredo Starr, whose parents were killed when he was young. Diamond Ruff becomes a multi-millionaire con artist who is saved by a caring minister.
"The movie is thought provoking and it deals a bit with us looking at racism," Young said. "Everybody should watch it and be inspired."
The film will be shown in limited release in Hartford, Manchester and Springfield, and there will be another red carpet premiere in Atlanta on Jan. 15. Young says "Diamond Ruff" will show up on video on demand services at the end of February.
For more on the movie, visit its official website here.
