Punk Love

Sarah is raped by her stepfather, forcing her to flee with Spike. They run away to Portland, hoping to pressure the step-uncle for money by flaunting his drug-dealing photos. The plan soon spirals as danger closes in and they realize the scheme may not keep them safe.

Their escape turns into a pressing mission when the failed scheme pushes Sarah to recover a hidden stash of cash she uncovered years earlier. They chase money as they press toward Portland, hoping it will blunt the danger surrounding them. The tension mounts as their fragile safety net starts to unravel.

The couple holes up in a motel room to regroup and plan their next move. Spike spots a band audition ad in the newspaper and they decide to head toward the opportunity, hoping for a fresh start. The moment marks a fragile spark of hope amid growing peril.

A heated argument erupts as they head toward the audition, forcing Sarah to wait out in the rain by the roadside. A seemingly well-intentioned cab ride offers safety, but the driver leads them toward a secluded spot beneath a bridge. The ride devolves into a terrifying assault on Sarah.

The cab driver drives to a secluded spot beneath a bridge and assaults Sarah, shattering any sense of safety. Spike is absent in the moment, but the impact reverberates through the couple's fragile plans. The violence establishes a turning point that will haunt them in the days to come.

The next morning, Spike waits by the nurse’s desk, desperate to see Sarah, but hospital regulations keep families apart until her parents can arrive. He slips into her room to offer comfort as she sleeps, only to be told to leave by the nurse when she returns. He sits in the hallway, praying for a sign of her recovery.

Police arrive, and the couple's world tilts toward a courtroom drama that tests their fragile safety. In a charged moment, Spike attacks the step-dad, insisting he has destroyed Sarah. The jury convicts, leaving Spike facing a year in jail.

The step-dad returns to confront the aftermath, pressing Sarah with manipulation while lingering threats hover over the family. Sarah defends herself, showing she will not be coerced into silence. The family dynamics darken as fear and control persist.

Weeks after the earlier violence, Sarah shoots her step-dad in front of her mother, admitting he molested her. The moment propels the couple to steal his car and flee toward Portland, seeking refuge in the under-bridge hideout that has become their symbol of precarious liberty.

They arrive in Portland, amassing more money and enjoying a rare stretch of safety in a fancy hotel before sealing their commitment with marriage. Yet money runs dry again as their California dream falters, and they drift from fragile shelter to shelter. The sense of security proves temporary as their fugitive life tightens around them.

Pursuit from Sarah’s mother and the ex-step-uncle tightens, pressing them toward the abandoned motel that has become a shaky sanctuary. The chase grows more intimate as law enforcement and family loyalties threaten to collide at every turn. Tension escalates as the familiar bridge looms again.

In the claustrophobic finale, Spike whispers his love and surrenders, but is killed by Sarah’s ex-step-uncle in a brutal twist of fate. Sarah’s mother faces a stark realization about love, loss, and family ties. Walking to the edge of the bridge, Sarah makes a fateful leap into an uncertain future.