Fish

Fish

R 2017 · 16 min · ★ 8.0 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tom (Gabe Combs) wants out of the business. Donny (Christopher Abernethy) wants in. It's hard to be a company man when the job involves drugs, violence and the existential dread of a normal life, possibly around the corner. Co-Starring Cody Dermon, Rhianna DeVries and Rodrigo Tactaquin this is a cynical, neo-noir about two gangsters and one night on the job.

Directed by Richard Corso · Written by Richard Corso

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