From Everett Lewis, the acclaimed writer-director of the art-house hits Luster and The Natural History of Parking Lots, comes an arousing and dark-edged story of a passionate affair set amidst the backroom bars, dark aIleys and sordid hotel rooms of modern-day Los Angeles - a city where even if you're lucky enough
to have it all, it doesn't mean you know exactly what you want.
Rusty (Patrick Tatten, The SoIoist) is a successfuI architect with to-die-for pecs, bulging biceps and a kiIIer smile. When his stodgy boyfriend Ieaves town, Rusty has a chance encounter with a handsome though seedy drifter, Denny (Dale Dymkoski, TV's Law and Order: SVU). BIinded by Denny's good Iooks, vulnerability
and hustler charm, Rusty begins an intense, steamy reIationship ruled by long-dormant passions However, as Denny's controI over Rusty strengthens, it soon becomes clear that Rusty - now on a seductive ride of sex and drugs - must decide what it is he truIy wants.
Lucky Bastard is an edgy, sensuaI and saIacious exploration of youthful indiscretion, sexual induIgence and the high stakes of attraction - a story that rings true to anyone who's ever faIlen for the
wrong guy for aII the right reasons. |