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The year is 2012, the autumn of our discontent. It has been four years since the Great Recession, but anger and heartbreak linger. Against the moneyed backdrop of coastal Los Angeles, a motley crew of unemployed characters is brought together by self-loathing, boredom and defeat. Led by down-and-out real estate agent Richard "Clean" Jenkins, they vow to "get back in the game." Facing hard times and no prospects, they gather in a run-down apartment to change their fates. But a destructive, nihilistic stranger has other ideas. Ideas that will change their lives forever. This evocative noir tale of desperation, depravity, and murder, captures the underground mood of those forgotten, and how far they'll go once they've lost it all. Darkly funny, sad and fiercely honest, East of Lincoln explores themes of moral decline, the black heart of the American dream, cultural change, and the enduring power of friendship. For fans of neo-noir, Los Angeles, dirty realism, James Ellroy, Bret...
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