Desperate Measures
Guidance
15+
As bank clerk Rowan prepares for an appraisal at work, her teenage son Finn bumps into a mate, Conor, who’s driving an expensive car. Conor lets Finn have a drive, but things get tense when Finn is directed to a dodgy house where Conor is delivering a package. When Conor returns to Finn with a bag of cash, the police descend, and the lads are forced to flee. Finn escapes, but Conor is arrested. With the cash seized, Conor is released, picked up by his boss Kristof. Rowan is made redundant, and returns home to Finn who admits the mess he’s in. Before Rowan can act, Kristof rocks-up and demands repayment for the lost cash. Rowan is at a pawnshop trying to make some quick cash when the store is raided. When Rowan recognises one of the robbers as her ex, she tries to blackmail him for help, but he refuses. Out of options, Rowan tries to flee town with Finn, but Kristof shockingly kidnaps him. As her son is driven away, Rowan is left horrified.