The Seven Hundred Dollar Raincoat

Qian, a twenty-two-year-old living in Los Angeles, is a mixed-up girl, struggling with her career as a well-paid but restless stripper. She spends her life faster than the money she picks up off the floor, or from the rough hands of lonely old men that leave her unable to care about anyone but herself.

The Seven Hundred Dollar Raincoat is a story of love and illusion set against the backdrop of Los Angeles, weaving a tale that leads us through the rain-soaked streets of L.A., behind the doors of a strip club, and into secret police investigations.

Qian, despicable yet sympathetic, strings along her obsessed lover, Sebastien Ranes, a cop who moonlights by writing an anonymous gossip column. Caught between the quiet side of obsession and the lust that fuels the night-life, can she continue her lustful lifestyle, and find her own way out?

From seedy strip clubs to well-heeled hotels, from Los Angeles to New York, The Seven Hundred Dollar Raincoat may be a tangled and dark love story, but it isn't a tale that will quaintly unfold pulling you nearer to the protagonists. It is a tragedy. For some there is no redemption and for others there is no happiness.

For many, life does emulate a rousing game of chess, and when faced with overwhelming oppositional forces emanating from within, as well as without, a stalemate can be a victory.