Collide (2022)

We see an over-the-top shot of city life. There were six individuals. Two of them were lovers (Zee and Lily), two of them were couples (Peter and Angie), and the other two (Tamira and Hunter) were meeting on a blind date for the first time in the restaurant named "The Collide. " Janice Schoonfeld owned the restaurant, and Mikey ran it as a manager.

Angie was having an affair with Mikey, and she lied to Peter about coming home late at night. Peter saw her with Mikey in the restaurant as he was following her. He was a part-time violin player looking to get admission to the "Royal Carrington Philharmonic Orchestra". He was distraught to see Angie with Mikey, and he even appointed someone (probably a private investigator) to spy on them. He delivered some tapes that recorded the intimate moments of Angie and Mikey and gave Peter the gun he asked for. Angie gave Peter's money to Mikey so that he could open up their new restaurant. But Mikey was a conman who even stole money from the restaurant and wine too. Now, Zee and Lily work at the restaurant. Zee washed the dishes, and Lily was a waitress there. Zee somehow found a pile of cocaine and contacted a gangster who had given her a time for the exchange of the drug for a massive amount of money. Lily was pregnant with Zee's child, and they thought finding the amount of cocaine was God's grace for them to live a happy life together. Zee hid the packs of cocaine in a fridge at the restaurant. Some items, including wines, were missing from the restaurant, so the owner appointed Mr. Smith to investigate the matter. When he went to look for the missing items in the fridge, he found Zee standing there. Zee could not let him get out as he suspected him of being the thief who was stealing from the fridge. However, Zee went into the fridge to remove the cocaine from there. His brother, Travis, was out of jail and came to visit him and Lily. Lily was so happy to meet Travis that she told him about the drugs. But when Travis went to talk to Zee about the drug and wanted to be a part of the deal, Zee declined any interference in this matter from his side. Soon, when the gangster arrived, Zee went to receive the money in exchange for the drug. But, Travis came along with his group and interfered with the process. Bullets were exchanged from both sides, and a colossal ruckus took place at "The Collide" restaurant. Now, the last couple made the ultimate mess in this story. Tamira was waiting for her date, but she seemed a bit tense. When Hunter arrived, we got to know that they were blind dating. After seeing Tamira, Hunter wanted to leave, as he did not want to move forward with the date. But, Tamira suddenly disclosed the time bomb beneath his chair that would blow if he left the chair for once. Hunter could not understand what exactly was going on as Tamira started talking about her childhood. Tamira used to work from 6 a. m. until sunset in a vineyard, probably in Tokai. She was about 11 years old when her father was released from prison and came to get her. Tamira was fed some wine that was not fit to sell. By the time her father saved her from work, she was already an alcoholic. She said there were no rehab facilities that would help a black girl at that time. But her parents tried hard and got her out of the country, making her educated. She said that it was Hunter's father who killed her parents because he was a racist. When Hunter said he was not like his father and never killed anyone, Tamira mentioned a kid named Junior Mafekeng. Soon, Hunter admitted to all the allegations, and then Tamira showed him she had lost her left foot from the blast his father set off to kill her parents. Hunter finally felt the guilt and began apologizing heavily to Tamira. She saw the honesty in his repentance and told him that the bomb would go off eventually, no matter if he sat or not. So, if he wanted to go live his life, he was free to do so. But, Hunter decided to stay and was soon shot during the gunfight. He fell off the chair, and at half past 7, the bomb went off. The film ends with Tamira and Hunter dead inside the restaurant, Peter and Angie injured outside, and Zee and Lily leaving with the briefcase filled with money. (thanks to fugitives)