An ex-convict released from prison comes to the aid of a young prostitute from a gang. He has one day to stay out of trouble before he leaves to start his new life. As events accelerate out of control at their every turn he questions his loyalty, to himself and his new found freedom or to his new friend.
Acting
Steven Murphy directs himself with raw, unpolished desperation.
Editing
73 minutes — no fat, just escalating panic.
Director
Steven Murphy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steven Murphy wrote, directed, and starred in this while recovering from his own serious injury — the physical limitations actually shape Jake's desperate, wounded movement.
Shot in Bournemouth, deliberately avoiding London gangster clichés — the mundane seaside setting makes the violence feel more suffocating.
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