Two teenage brothers from a struggling home take a risky job for the local mafia to earn money for their mother, but the job quickly spirals into a dangerous test of loyalty, fear, and survival in a world of betrayal and shifting power.
At an isolated Catholic boarding school, an intelligent student uncovers the secret of a new textiles teacher using sinister methods to control the minds of those around him, this pushes her into a disturbing fight for her freedom and survival.