Katrin Cartlidge, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colm Meaney

Claire Dolan is an Irish immigrant, working as an expensive Manhattan call girl, paying off a debt she owes her pimp, Roland Cain. She's almost without affect, much like the sterile, glass-and-concret...( read more  read more... )e high-rises where she lives and works. Violence lurks just below the surface. Cain can be as menacing as the men who approach her. When her mother dies, Claire tries to escape the life, by moving to Newark, visiting a cousin, and working as a manicurist. Realizing that she wants to have a baby, she has an affair with a taxi driver named Elton, who falls in love with her. But Cain finds Claire and insists on payment, so she returns to Manhattan. Upon learning of Claire's situation, Elton wants to save her and help her pay off her enormous debt. Can Claire leave prostitution and find happiness in motherhood?

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Lodge Kerrigan

Release Date: February 25, 2000

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DVD Release Date: February 21, 2006

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  • December 23, 2008
    A savage creature lurking in the dark,somber city of New York.Perfect!!!Kerrigan introduces to us a surreal environment in all its passiveness,how illuminating this is,Dardenne portray the suicidal community,their U.S. fellow director dwells in it.The relief of the everyday life,...( read more)the late Cartlidge in a magnificent performance as the object of demolishing senses.
  • August 24, 2009
    Another brilliant character study from Kerrigan. He demonstartes a surprising amount of maturity for what is only his second film. The writing is assured in that, it is what is NOT said, that keeps us intrigued. Katrin Cartlidge givs us one of the finest performances of the decad...( read more)e. It's the strength of Lodge's first two films that help give him international acclaim. It's not surprising that Soderbergh would be giving him a call soon...
  • March 3, 2008
    Definitely wanna see!

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

[Kerrigan] accepts the challenge of central characters who do not let us know what they're thinking. full review

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