Seventy 8

[Ravi]

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The Story:
"Seventy 8" takes place in the small town of Arkham Heights where years ago Renny Meeks, a simple man was held responsible for the death of a little girl named April Rolands. The Rolands family owned the local plant and the town of Arkham Heights. The incident with April was captured on film and haunted the town for years to come. After the death of April, the Rolands left town, and shut down the plant leaving the town in a state of limbo. Renny was placed into the Carpenter Institution under the care of Doctor Revok for the next fifteen years.

SEVENTY-8 marks the feature film directorial debut of Erik Clapp. Drawing upon the lingering intensity and surreal reality of Asian cinema, this dark and suspenseful mystery carries one distinct message, says Erik Clapp: "The more you torture someone or beat into them your ideas, the more likely they are to become what you are, which is not necessarily a great thing to be."

It is present day in Arkham Heights, a seemingly desolate town that has decayed much since the eighties. Renny Meeks (MERK HARBOUR) is a lonely, mentally challenged man with an IQ of 78, who sacks groceries at a small store. He's a simple man, recently released from an institution for a crime he was accused of that rocked the town ten years ago. The crime was caught on camera and became such a debate that it sent the entire town of Arkham Heights into its now desperate state. Renny now tries to live a simple life away from the people he supposedly harmed akin to a Frankenstein-esque existence.

As Renny re-integrates himself into the Arkham Heights society, a series of murders on film strangely begin to occur again. Scared, with nowhere and no one to turn to, he finds shelter in Alice (SUSANA GIBB), the check out girl at the grocery store. Alice sees a lot of herself in Renny. She feels compassion for him and tries to help him as she begins to suspect her ex-boyfriend, the ruff and tumble Edward (DAMEON CLARKE), of be responsible for framing Renny with these new series of crimes. Alice defends Renny to local cop, Joe Stefano (RICHARD FOLMER), who seems intent on putting Renny back in the institution.

Stefano becomes unable to hold Renny on a lack of evidence and allows Alice to take him home. Unfortunately the outside world of Arkham Heights becomes a more dangerous place than they could ever imagine. In a tumultuous and surprise ending, Renny and Alice must face an entire town intent on seeing Renny die for the crimes they believe he committed.

[metroshane]

Is there anything about french fried tators, or bisquits and mustard in this movie?