 Svetlana (Hudock), a desperate Russian mail-order bride on the run from a violent American husband, seeks refuge in her menial job at a Queens curtain shop. Svetlana s only ally is her tough-minded boss, Lucretia (Karmi), who s guarding her own share of secrets. An explosive, haunting film, Curtains is a dizzying real-time descent into the dark terrain of betrayal---and its consequences.