Chronicles the life of a young man whose struggle for success threatens his personal happiness.

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe. "An impassioned, chaotically accurate response to dark and troubling times."--Washington Post "On balance, though, writer-director Boots Riley and the risk-taking ensemble cast deliver a unique and offbeat and weird and memorable blend of comedy, fantasy and sci-fi wackiness."--Richard...

Successful, high-powered Russ Duritz has spent all of his incredibly empty life forgetting the child he used to be--until one day, he meets him face-to-face!

A London photographer's model proceeds from an immature marriage into a series of shady affairs--first with a television talker, then with a slick promotion man, and ultimately in a palazzo as the loveless wife of an Italian prince. After becoming a prisoner of her own success through these disastrous affairs, she realizes the awful price she has paid for happiness. This is a slashing social satire and a devastating spoof of the television-advertising...