In RANCID ALUMINIUM, Pete Thompson (Rhys Ifans) is not doing well--his father, best friend, and accountant have all just died, his business is failing, and his relationship with his girlfriend, Sarah (Sadie Frost), is going poorly--and that's just the tip of the iceberg. He decides that the only way to save himself is to get involved with the Russian Mafia, but that's when things really start going south for Pete. Throw in some drugs, an extramarital affair, and murder, and you have this unique black comedy from the novel by James Hawes III.