This movie is set in New York City. A college professor gets mugged. The movie explores why these men did the act. Lives of strangers also intersect: an alcoholic housewife, a stoner teen, writer fighting addiction, two parents fighting a terminal illness and a talented grad student that has emotional problens. The awesome cast includes: Sam Waterston as Walter Zarrow, Ivan Goris as Ignacio, Rob Morgan as Parnell, Corey Stoll as Sam, Mickey Sumner as Nicole, Kaipo Schwab as Tenant, Tim Blake Nelson as Adam, Kristen Stewart as Sophie, Philip Ettinger as Roger (as Phil Ettinger), Gretchen Mol as Sarah, Natasha Gregson Wagner as Marta, Erica Cho as Teacher, Jacqueline Baum as Allie, Ekaterina Samsonov as Angie and Hannah Marks as Ella.