This World, Then the Fireworks
“Meet Marty and Carol. Two people who are very good at being bad.”
CrimeDramaThriller
Marty Lakewood is a reporter forced to leave Chicago and his family because he had uncovered too much police corruption. He returns to his small home town on the California coast to his ailing mother and prostitute sister, with whom he had an incestuous affair. Being short of money, he seduces a woman cop in order to sell her house.
VIBE
A suffocating, morally bankrupt atmosphere permeates this grim tale. It's a descent into a world of desperation, where every interaction feels tainted and survival comes at a steep, soul-crushing price. The air is thick with regret and bad decisions.
grittytensemelancholicsleazysteadyneo-noirgrimy realismcharacter studycorruptionfamily traumadesperationforbidden desire
neo-noir
