Pig and Runt, two club kids growing up in Cork, Ireland have a lot to say–and for the most part they say it through their actions and emotions rather than dialog that one can readily understand. In fact they have developed a special language they share in their own private world. Like relationships in real life, it’s sometimes one’s actions that speak louder than words. We grow up believing in the power of friendship—the love, trust, and bonds we create and nurture over time seem indestructible. Sadly, however, these very elements are able to explode in what seems like seconds. This is what Pig and Runt discover as they shared their seventeenth birthday dancing, crashing and fighting in Cork’s underbelly. Pig is a violent and extremely emotional young man–seemingly a poster child for childhood mental health counseling. He is always ready to fight for his self assigned cause. Runt is his security blanket; he wraps himself in her and refuses to let go. She is the careless, happy club girl and seems oblivious to Pig’s growing sexual desires and revels in the wild birthday joy ride. Yet, she knows she wants more from life and wants eventually to distance herself from Pig’s increasingly violent outbursts. . These best friends and “partners-in-crime” who share almost everything the closest comrades possibly can, soon find that friends never love one each other equally and friendships rarely are forever.
