"Acts of Desperation" (2018) plunges a rookie police officer into a moral quagmire when his desperation to provide for his ailing wife leads him down a dark and dangerous path. Imagine Detective Javier Espinoza, facing mounting medical bills and dwindling options, stumbling upon a stash of heroin. Instead of turning it in, he makes a fateful decision that entangles him with a ruthless drug cartel. As Javier tries to navigate this treacherous underworld, his initial act of desperation spirals into a web of lies, violence, and increasingly compromising situations, forcing him to confront the very principles he swore to uphold. This isn't just a story about a good man making a bad choice; it's a harrowing descent into corruption and the devastating consequences of desperation.
