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Action, Drama

Milla Jovovich	Kate
Angus MacFadyen	Big Al
Sarah Strange	Vic
Vincent Laresca	Jose
Dawn Greenhalgh	Fran

Director	Gary Lennon
Producer	David Bergstein; Geyer Kosinski
Writer	Gary Lennon
Cinematography	Teodoro Maniaci
Musician	John Robert Wood

Director Gary Lennon uses a documentary style narrative to show the harrowing experience of Kat (Milla Javovich) as she attempts to break away from her abusive gun dealing thief of a lover Big Al (Angus Macfadyen). Cutting between interviews, flashbacks and the present, Lennon explores Big Al's depravity, brutalism and his power over Kat. It becomes obvious that Kat should move on as Big Al comes closer and closer to turning his rage toward Kat. After Kat sells a gun behind Big Al's back, the relationship spirals toward an apocalyptic end. Big Al finally snaps and severely beats Kat, an event that draws crook trying to go clean Reilly (Stephen Dorff), Kat's lesbian best friend Vic (Sarah Strange) and domestic violence counselor Liz (Aisha Tyler) into a vortex of lust and double crosses. As Big Al stews in jail on domestic violence charges, Kat's friends play tug of war for her affections. It doesn't take long for Kat to realize that everyone is simply looking out for their own interests, a fact she uses to orchestrate an impressive escape.