The Mend

Self-destructive drifter Mat crashes a party in Harlem unaware that his estranged brother Alan is the host. To complicate matters Alan is only days away from a romantic getaway in which he plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend Farrah. Mat, a sleazy layabout, is soon house-sitting for the couple alongside a pair of choice squatters - his girlfriend Andrea and her son from a previous dalliance. But when Alan returns home sooner than expected after his holiday plans go awry he learns the power has been shut off and he's inherited three loathsome house guests and an environment of squalor. Welcome to the sharehouse from hell. As the two brothers clash in this tension filled house Mat's series of broken relationships comes to the fore as emotions long buried begin to surface. In The Mend, a volatile comedy from writer-director John Magary, tolerance is at a premium but reconciliation is better in theory than in practice. (Accent Film Entertainment)