In this critically acclaimed film from Werner Herzog, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs-while playing fast and loose with the law. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleanswith authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mandes), Together they decend into their own workld marked by desire complusion, and conscience.