A former school teacher/politician who is released from prison is used by the police to track down a wanted mob boss, who is the son of a friend and with whom he was exchanging letters.
Bittersweet humorous crime tale about the evil men, and women, do and how the effects never seem to go away. It is a film that has a dark view of humanity where no one is really good and anyone who is is going to end up with a rude wake up call.
This is a great looking, beautifully acted film that made me chuckle, wince and left me feeling incredibly meloncholy. I liked pretty much everyone on screen and I didn't want anythng bad happen to any of them and was heart broken when it did. Almost always its trouble of their own making but you still can't help but feel sorry for them. It's. a film where even if you know it's not going to go well you still can't look away.
I really loved this film. It's one of the best at this year's Open Roads at Lincoln Center.
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