his gripping and nerve-twisting crime thriller from writer-director John Patton Ford is packed with nervous energy and spiralling misfortune, moving at a relentless pace all the while taking potshots at the gig economy, student debt and the justice system.
Emily is struggling under the pressure of unmanageable debt repayments. She works casually for a catering company, delivering and setting up food for corporate events and offices. She has an assault charge in her recent history, which continually prevents her from securing any permanent employment. A college friend offers to get Emily an interview at her workplace, but the wheels move slowly and Emily needs money. When the catering job cuts her shifts, she accepts an offer from her co-worker to make some fast cash as a “dummy shopper”: a person tasked with purchasing expensive items using cloned credit cards.
Emily quickly discovers she has an aptitude for her new line of work. When she becomes involved with the man in charge of the operation, Youcef , he agrees to help Emily clone her own cards in exchange for a cut of her profits. As her options become increasingly limited, she grows more reliant on the illegal enterprise and finds herself getting in deeper and deeper.