Chucho, an aimless tramp of Palestinian/Latino
decent, has reached a lull in his young adult life that he surmises
is directly linked to a long ago, barely spoken of family tragedy that left him
an orphan.
After a brief stint and stellar downfall in the
fetish porn industry, he is forced to
move back home with his flamboyant uncle in South Beach and get a job at a
Brazilian steak house. Just as he is getting used to his new position in life,
he falls for the hostess Shiraz Zirel
who first torments him via her unattainable beauty and then by ignoring him.
Frustrated with Shiraz, Chucho decides to give up on love. But when a Rapture event of unknown origins
occurs over all of South Florida, Chucho and Shiraz find that they are the sole
survivors. In fact, Chucho realizes with new-found excitement, they may be the last
two people on earth.
Can they be together? Are they fated for love? And what is that
strange thing in the sky over South Beach anyway? As the star-crossed lovers
journey to investigate the inexplicable phenomenon, they encounter a mysterious, yet familiar third survivor that
will force them into a fight for their lives.
Rarity of the Century is a modern apocalyptic thriller told
through different perspectives that begins as a coming of age story about a
lonely young man looking for love but eventually turns into a more
complex narrative about solitude and the never ending search for connection.
