THE WATER’S EDGE

A dark, uncompromising, character-driven THRILLER/SCI-FI, written along the lines of NIGHTCRAWLER  and A SIMPLE PLAN

LOGLINE: After being denied treatment by his health insurance, a cancer-stricken ex-con must turn back to a life of crime in order to survive. But a strange discovery during a botched robbery might hold the answer to saving his life if it doesn't get him killed first.

SUMMARY: After serving 25 years in prison, STEVE ENGLER is a free man, hoping for an honest life. But his second chance at a fresh start is threatened when a nagging cough turns out to be stage-4 lung cancer and a probable death sentence. After being denied treatment by his insurance and unable to afford his costly medication, Steve's forced to turn back to a life of crime. He takes a job from a pair of small-time gangsters who want him to steal back a family heirloom, currently in the possession of a ruthless and reclusive tycoon. During the robbery, Steve stumbles across a mysterious box in an old safe. Inside is something of mythical proportions that could cure his illness and bring him riches beyond his wildest dreams. But Steve's life begins to unravel further, as possessing the object brings greed, violence, and death, as the man he stole it from will stop at nothing to get it back.

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