Inflation, hovering gasoline costs, mountains of debt, the ever-widening divide between the haves and have-nots — actually, it’s a marvel extra of us aren’t turning to scams and petty crime simply to pay the payments. That’s precisely what Aubrey Plaza does in “Emily the Prison.” A trailer for the Sundance thriller has arrived.
Plaza performs the titular character, who’s being crushed by pupil loans and may’t get an honest job because of a minor prison file. She wants cash — not tons, simply sufficient so she will make ends meet and revel in herself, too. “I simply need to have the ability to expertise issues,” she explains. “I simply wish to be free.”
Emily is ready to make some fast money after assembly Youcef (Theo Rossi). He offers her with stolen bank cards, she buys costly stuff he can promote, and she or he earns a reduce. However it’s not lengthy earlier than the rip-off turns scary. The clip sees a violent stranger breaking into Emily’s house, pinning her to the bottom, and threatening her.
Though Emily is technically a prison, it’s clear that the sport all of us should play — capitalism — is the actual evil. “Individuals simply preserve taking from you till you make the goddamn guidelines your self,” Emily says.
“Emily the Prison” made its debut at Sundance this yr. It has since screened at San Francisco Worldwide Movie Competition, Sydney Movie Competition, and extra.
Plaza is probably finest recognized for her function because the ultra-sarcastic April Ludgate in “Parks and Recreation.” She was a collection common on the whole seven-season run of the beloved NBC sitcom, from 2009-2015. “Ingrid Goes West,” “Legion,” and “Happiest Season” are additionally amongst her credit. Subsequent, she’s co-starring in Season 2 of “The White Lotus” and toplining the Hulu adaptation of “Olga Dies Dreaming,” Xochitl Gonzalez’s novel exploring household secrets and techniques, identification, and love.
“Emily the Prison” hits theaters August 12.
Supply: Women And Hollywood