Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
An irreverent, modern, non-traditional re-telling of Ulysses, told rapidly by a succession of over 75 international actors. The film maintains the rhythm of the novel's stream of consciousness with intimate, minutely nuanced provocative performances.
A lonely single working class woman falls for the charms of a smooth-talking wealthy sexy older man- but as she grapples with her desire how far will she go to get what she wants?