Synopsis

Addict

The film is about a young man in his twenties, his name is Leon. He lives his life addicted to drugs and alcohol, partying hard with his mates and scraping by.. just. He soon realizes he can't keep abusing his body like this when he witnesses his brother Andy killed by a heroin overdose. Emotionally stunned, he vows to give up the drugs and make his life better, and seeks help from his sister, Molly, who managed to become clean a couple of years ago. He attempts to go cold turkey, but finds it too difficult and uses up the last of his supplies. Desperate for another fix, he resorts to violence and robbery. Things turn on him though and he ends up battered and bruised. Molly helps nurse his wounds and bring him back to health. Leon feels that all that is left to now is to give up, and begs Molly for some money to buy more smack. Disgusted, she brands him a failure and how Andy would be ashamed to call him his brother, and throws him out. Crying, he realizes she is right. This time round he manages it, but feels like he has been driven to hell and back. The film ends with him in a job center, and then walking out smiling to meet his sister, laughing and joking.