Sometimes love isn’t enough to keep the smoldering fires of passion burning against the cold reality of real life. And that difficult crossroads is where the drama unfolds in Deb Shoval‘s “AWOL.”
Starring Lola Kirke (“Mozart In The Jungle,” “Mistress America“) and Breeda Wool (“UnReal“), the story centers on a young woman and a married housewife who fall into a passionate affair, but one that may not survive their small town surroundings. Here’s the official synopsis:
Lola Kirke shines as Joey, an aimless high school graduate searching for a way out of Pennsylvania coal country. A visit to an Army recruiting office appears to provide a path, but a chance encounter with magnetic Rayna, a slyly seductive housewife and mother neglected by her long-haul trucker husband, changes Joey’s trajectory irrevocably. As Joey falls ever more deeply in love with Rayna, clouded judgment leads her down a path she can’t turn back from. With winning lead performances from Kirke and Wool and a strong supporting cast, director Deb Shoval’s muscular feature film debut is a splendid and brooding meditation on the boundless possibilities of first love constricted by the trials of rural poverty.
“AWOL” hits iTunes (order here), Digital HD, and On Demand platforms on May 23rd. Check out an exclusive clip below.
