Deep Tissue

Synopsis

Working from home since the pandemic has George and Joyce Harper’s marriage on the ropes. George, an aspiring screenwriter stuck editing reality TV, feels his best years may be behind him. Joyce, a successful therapist with celebrity clients like Rick Springfield, is so busy fixing other people’s relationships that she’s lost sight of her own. She has also begun micromanaging everyday little bullshit, pushing George even further away.

Seeking escape, George finds solace in his deep-tissue sessions with Mikhail, a charming Russian masseur. But when Joyce catches the two of them fooling around, the fireworks explode. The situation gets even stickier when they learn Mikhail is tied to a Russian crime family led by his ruthless Uncle Nik—and that George’s recent inheritance is the real target.

Caught between mob pressure and marital meltdown, George and Joyce enlist the help of their colorful friends: wine-swilling TV producer Barb, her polyglot boy-toy Rivera, and Joyce’s ex, a bipolar FBI agent. Together, they must survive the chaos and, who knows? Maybe even save their marriage.

Director

P.J. Wolff

P.J. Wolff is known for 9 Minutes (2014), Somewhere Between Darkness and Dawn (2017) and Rick Springfield: Orchestrating My Life (2021).

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