J ette ▁Phili ps en ) ▁sh ack ▁up ▁at ▁a ▁hotel , ▁while ▁each ▁strugg les ▁separately ▁with ▁a ▁drug ▁problem . ▁Maria ▁man ages ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁straight ▁job , ▁and ▁N ig el ▁gets ▁a ▁gig ▁storing ▁illegal ▁goods ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁crime ▁b oss ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁( Peter ▁Ott esen ). ▁Things ▁heat ▁up ▁when ▁N ig el ▁falls ▁for ▁T anya ▁( G ry ▁Bay ), ▁a ▁hook er ▁who ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁President , ▁and ▁their ▁affair ▁makes ▁him ▁ever ▁more ▁distant ▁from ▁Maria . ▁The ▁stage ▁is ▁set ▁for ▁a ▁sex ▁and ▁violence - f ue led ▁descent ▁into ▁may hem ▁as ▁the ▁plot ▁tw ists ▁and ▁secre ts ▁are ▁revealed . ▁Maria ▁gets ▁pre gn ant ▁and ▁N ig el ▁starts ▁to ▁snap , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁s ane ▁one ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁Jimmy , ▁N ig el ' s ▁exist ential ▁pot ▁deal er . ▁Dark ▁humor ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁driving ▁pop - rock ▁score ▁complete ▁the ▁dark ▁and ▁atmos pher ic ▁story . ▁ ▁Movie ▁background ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Irish - born ▁independent ▁film maker ▁David ▁No el ▁Bour ke . ▁This , ▁his ▁first ▁feature ▁film , ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁US $ 1 5 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁shot ▁" guer illa ▁style " ▁using ▁a ▁digital ▁camera ▁without ▁a ▁crew . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁mo ody ▁story line ▁with ▁an ▁off be at ▁sound track . ▁The ▁movie ▁features ▁a