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Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.

The smoky, jazz-inflected atmosphere of a midlife crisis turns a simple infidelity into a bittersweet meditation on aging and desire. While the chaos of a fracturing family unfolds, the sharp dialogue keeps the heavy emotional shifts feeling surprisingly light.

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