EMILY THE CRIMINAL
Starring AUBREY PLAZA and THEO ROSSI
Emily (Aubrey Plaza)
is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor
criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a "dummy
shopper," buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and
charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo
Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds
herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market
capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they
hatch a plan to bring their business to the next level in Los Angeles. (US, 2022, 95min., English, R | Dir. John
Patton Ford)