 Bound is a 1996 American neo @-@ noir crime thriller film written and directed by The Wachowskis in their feature film directorial debut . Violet ( Jennifer Tilly ) , who longs to escape her relationship with her mafioso boyfriend Caesar ( Joe Pantoliano ) , enters into a clandestine affair with alluring ex @-@ con Corky ( Gina Gershon ) , and the two women hatch a scheme to steal $ 2 million of mafia money . 
