When a random girl calls at 2:30 in the morning, don't answer. Columbus Short's character, a struggling Lower East Side DJ, learns that the hard way in The Girl Is in Trouble, a movie that showcases the dark underbelly of New York City.
Executive produced by acclaimed director and Complex partner Spike Lee, the movie gets on a treacherous roll when a desperate girl (Alicja Bachleda) rings up Short's DJ and leans on him for help. You see, she's in the middle of a mystery involving a missing drug dealer and the scion of New York's most powerful stockbroker. And just by answering that late-night phone call, Short's character finds himself thrust into a world of violence (perpetrated mostly by a tatted-up Wilmer Valderrama) and crime.
Directed by Julius Onah, The Girl Is in Trouble fuses modern sensibility with French New Wave film to make a movie that feels truly "New York." Just as Spike Lee likes it.
Watch the exclusive trailer above, then check out the movie when it hits theaters and Video on Demand on April 3.
