Late Night Shopping

A man stuck between a distant relationship and the grind of nocturnal work, Sean longs for stability but struggles with jealousy and hurt. His sense of reality fractures when he learns of Madeline's infidelity, revealing a volatile mix of vulnerability and quick temper. He seeks resolution, but his path is haunted by memory and doubt.

A charming but self-absorbed colleague who uses romance to stave off emptiness. His admission of sleeping with Madeline shatters Sean and exposes deep insecurities beneath the bravado. His actions ripple through the group, testing loyalties and moral boundaries.

A coworker who keeps showing up after being fired, carrying the quiet ache of unemployment and unspoken regrets. She offers listening, but her own life feels on hold in the late-night circuit. Her honesty about losing her job adds a layer of vulnerability to the circle.

Former porn writer turned deskworker, Lenny hides romantic insecurity behind dry humor. He cannot summon the courage to ask Gail out, revealing a soft, anxious core. His longing grounds the group’s emotional texture and provides a counterpoint to the more combustible plots.

Sean's girlfriend who becomes involved with Vincent; her actions test the limits of commitment and trust. Her relationship with Sean dissolves in the wake of the affair, highlighting the fragility of modern partnerships. Her decisions drive the narrative toward a painful, necessary conclusion.

Lenny's love interest who resists his advances but remains a focal point of the late-night circle. She embodies agency and rejects passive roles, changing the radio to reflect a new mood. She represents a spark of sexual autonomy amid the film’s subdued despair.

The girlfriend of a coma patient who confides in Sean about her situation and foreshadows the care and fragility surrounding life in hospital wards. She participates in the emotional web that the late-night crew navigates.

Vincent's colleague who suffers a fatal heart attack, a moment that casts a pall over the hospital scenes and compounds the characters' reckoning with mortality. His death ripples through the group and underscores the stakes of late-night life.

The coma patient whose bed anchors the scene at the hospital; his condition is the catalyst that prompts conversations about relationships, life choices, and responsibility. His presence heightens the tension surrounding the affair and the moral questions it raises.