Indie Spirit Film Festival 2009

Who is good? Who is evil? Who rises? Who takes the fall? In this dark, unflinching, searing thriller/drama we explore sex, guilt, lies, religion, secrets and murder, as we search for the true answers to those profoundly human questions. We also challenge the characters and audience to decide what would they give up to live with the truth.Tony is careening through life as a super-cool, black sheep under-achiever. He is the polar opposite of his square, over-achiever D.A. older brother Frank, who is well on his way to becoming the youngest Governor in history. Then, one night and with one wrong turn, Tony is arrested for the murder of a priest. A murder he couldn't possibly commit. Big brother Frank wants to come to his rescue, but Tony won't reveal his alibi for where he was at the time of the murder. As the trial gets closer, and life imprisonment or worse becomes a real possibility, Frank is shocked when he discovers where Tony was and with whom. Frank now has the alibi and evidence to set his brother free. But when this revealing and tawdry evidence threatens to end Frank's career and dredge up a very incriminating incident in their past, will Frank go public? Or let Tony take the fall? Or will Tony set himself free?

A family descends into a vortex of denial and paranoia after the death of the oldest son. Though labeled a suicide, the bizarre circumstances lead the mother to believe darker forces are at work. He threw black paint over everything reflective in his decrepit Victorian house and set an explosive trap in his bedroom. A woman from his past haunts the cemetery where he lies buried. But when the mother's investigation threatens to ruin the life of her teenage daughter and possibly her own sanity, she realizes there is but one escape from this nightmare - the very route attempted by her dead son. Finale captures mystery, horror and suspense in the colorful visual style of the 1970's Italian gialli.