IRA

An unnamed man and woman spend their nights working — he in the market, she on the streets — or wandering restlessly and relentlessly around their dark, decaying city. Ira translates to "wrath," but this feeling is barely voiced by the main characters, who live on the grim fringes of society. Writer/director Mauro Russo Rouge follows his characters as they drive down roads lit by the yellow glow of streetlights, push through the crowds at a pink-hued nightclub, pick up supplies in a glaringly bright supermarket, and meander down sidewalks with drinks in hand. They rarely emerge into the sunlight; most of the action takes place in claustrophobic indoor spaces or in the cold, gray light of dusk or dawn.