An interracial couple is attacked and the woman is gang-raped in a random attack. This prompts the woman to commit suicide and the man decides to seek revenge from the inside by joining the gang. However, once inside he learns of the reasons (poverty, social rejection) for their existence and starts developing a kinship until he is asked to kill someone to prove his loyalty.
Acting
Damon Jones somehow sells an impossible emotional arc.
Direction
Kret's unflinching camera refuses to look away from ugliness.
Director
Randolph Kret
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on 16mm for roughly $150,000, this was part of a wave of post-'Kids' indie shock cinema trying to weaponize exploitation for social commentary. It mostly failed.
Randolph Kret never directed another feature; the film's reception reportedly destroyed his career. Sometimes the machine eats its own.
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