The film portrays life of New York City's Lower East Side inhabitants. Introvert therapist Betty is befriended with Chinese immigrant Lu Lu, leftist radical Che is also Lu Lu's friend. Italian immigrant and wife of supervisor of building where they all live, Marta, is having an affair with her neighbour Frankie who likes scams. One of his scams goes terribly wrong.

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Cast

Sandra Bernhard

Betty

Ornella Muti

Marta

Bai Ling

Lu Lu

Robert John Burke

Frankie

Peter Stormare

Graham

Bill Sage

Justin

Linda Dano

Television Producer

Kim Walker

Molly, Texas Acting Student

Amy Hargreaves

Jessica Dublin