Synopsis/Details
The film opens with three women in separate luxury homes, each going through the mundane rituals of maintaining their relationships. Sarah cleans up after her slovenly boyfriend while reflecting on how relationships deteriorate from romantic beginnings to domestic servitude. Maria does laundry and drinks heavily, masking her pain behind expensive surroundings. Keisha takes an extended shower, using the moment for self-pleasure while contemplating the gap between sexual performance and genuine intimacy.
Through voice-over narration, each woman reveals their philosophy: they've chosen material comfort over authentic love, trading their bodies and dignity for financial security. They acknowledge they're essentially high-end sex workers disguised as girlfrivers, but justify it through the lifestyle it affords them.
The three women converge at Maria's house for a dinner party. Their boyfriends and male friends treat them as servers and sexual objects rather than companions. The facade of friendship between the women crumbles as underlying competition and resentment surface.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Social Justice
Story Situation:
Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune
Story Conclusion:
Tragic
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Guilt, Selfishness
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Few
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult
Hero Type:
Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian, Corrupted
Stock Character Types:
Dark Lady, Femme fatale
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Drama, Erotic, Woman’s Friendship
Subculture:
High culture
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, Female Centric
Life Topics:
Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age
Drug Topics:
Legal Drugs
Time Period:
The Tens (2010–2019)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Relationship Topics:
Abusive relationship, Infidelity, Intimacy, Sexual activity
