Virgil Bliss

Virgil Bliss has just come out of a long stretch in prison. From now on he means to live straight. But finding work is not easy. Nor is finding a home and a sense of purpose. He is living in a halfway house. Around him are people dealing with addiction and with crime. Then he meets Ruby and becomes attached to her. Ruby works as a sex worker. But Ruby’s addiction gets in the way. It makes the life Virgil wants hard to build. The two of them are trying to get out of the same place. Clint Jordan and Kirsten Russell take the leads in Joe Maggio’s American film of 2001.