Blood Simple
Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...
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A darkly stylized neo-noir thriller where a simple murder plot spirals into a web of deception, paranoia, and bloodshed driven by miscommunication and moral corruption.
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
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