

In 1984 the United States is plunged into a nuclear holocaust. 13 years later, two reluctant partners must maintain law and order. Tim Allcock is Wayne Baseman, an impulsive maverick who never has a plan. Trent Collins is Ricky "The Axe" Rodriguez, an aging albino-black detective with a death wish. When it's too late to save the world, there's one thing left to do: Protect and Serve.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$250

Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous sarin attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995.) We see what they eat, where they sleep, and how they respond to media scrutiny, on-going trials, the shrinking of their fortunes, and the criticism of society. Central focus is placed on Hiroshi Araki, a young man who finds himself elevated to chief spokesman for Aum after its leaders are arrested. Araki faces extreme hostility from the Japanese public, who find it hard to believe that most followers of the cult had no idea of the attacks and even harder to understand why these followers remain devoted to the religion, if not the violence.

Porcelain Angel
Emma returns to her childhood home only to find her past catching up with her.