Benjamin Caron directs Night Always Comes, a thriller featuring Vanessa Kirby as Lynette, a former sex worker juggling multiple jobs to support her disabled brother and their troubled mother. The family faces financial difficulties after the mother frivolously spends their home renovation budget. Inspired by neo-realism and influenced by the Safdie brothers, the film reflects the ongoing cost of living crisis. The narrative underscores the harsh reality that even with several jobs, individuals like Lynette can find themselves on the brink of homelessness.
The idea that you can work three jobs and still not be able to afford your own home is a universal modern tragedy.
Lynette's story represents millions of people who are just one or two pay-cheques away from collapse.
I remember being genuinely shocked by seeing the housing crisis there. It's very easy to throw labels like that around.
The film is in the thriller genre but also conveys the idea that nurses and caregivers are being priced out of the very cities they help.
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