When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted. Caught between loyalty to his brother and his own will, Simon is forced to examine his life.
Acting
Nico Stone's simmering restraint—says everything with his eyes.
Cinematography
Grey Boston streets that feel like a character suffocating Simon.
Writing
No villains, just trapped people making terrible bargains.
Director
Matt Ruskin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on a shoestring in actual Boston locations, many crew members were Ruskin's film school friends working for pizza.
Seymour Cassel's Harold is a career-criminal variation on his famous role in 'Minnie and Moskowitz'—decades later, still the same magnetic chaos.
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