Mikey and Nicky
...don't expect to like 'em.
CrimeDramaphiladelphia, pennsylvaniahitmanmale friendshipon the runbookieone nightexistentialismwoman directorintensedepressingboldexcited
A claustrophobic, existentially weighted character study of two lifelong friends caught in a single night of paranoia, desperation, and the unraveling of their bond.
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
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