Recently paroled after serving a long stretch for his wife's murder, Joey One-Way aligns himself with a producer who has optioned the play he wrote in prison. As he sets about adapting his work for the big screen, Joey falls for his new pal's ex-con wife, and enters into a doomed affair.
Acting
Gil Bellows commits to Joey's sweaty desperation
Cinematography
Grimy digital aesthetic that screams 2008 indie
Writing
Meta-prison-play structure almost clever, then isn't
Director
Gareth Maxwell Roberts
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Lisa Ray's first major role after her 2007 cancer diagnosis, making her casting as a recovering addict oddly resonant.
Premiered at Tribeca but dumped straight to video, becoming a time capsule of mid-budget indie crime films that streaming killed.
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