directorial debut   independent film   domestic violence   father son relationship   gangster   urban setting   flashback   dysfunctional family   father daughter relationship   cell phone   produced by director   abusive husband   stabbed in the stomach   underage drinking   child in peril   actor director writer   hit with a hammer   schoolgirl   abusive father   spit in the face   handheld camera   pager   debt collector   nephew   rebellious youth   abusive brother   hardship   skipping school   hit by car   brother sister quarrel   eatery   hawker   murder   loss of loved one   single father   violence   waitress