

A bar owner vs. the mob in 82 minutes? Someone's gonna get hurt. Probably you, from stress.
Acting
Gio Drasconi carries desperation like a second skin.
Direction
Hatanaka squeezes maximum tension from minimum resources.
Editing
82 minutes — no fat, all frayed nerves.

Director
Gregory Hatanaka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gregory Hatanaka directed this between micro-budget action films — he shot it in a real Los Angeles bar during off-hours.
Part of a 2024 wave of 'economic anxiety thrillers' where working-class protagonists fight systemic predators — think 'Nobody' but you can't afford Bob Odenkirk.