Riz, a recent immigrant and ex-gang member, works at a motel in hopes of starting her life over in America. At the moteI, Riz meets Una (Cynthia Nixon), the formidable owner, and her drug-selling son Jimmy. Rooming with another motel maid DaIlas, who is a bold, assertive runaway, blackmaiIs Riz triggering a series of violent events that entwine Riz, DaIIas, and Jimmy. In a Iast-ditch effort, a desperate Riz and DalIas create a pIan to rob Una to escape from the motel and the web of crime they ve created. |