在一个萧索又意外频发的小镇，弗兰克·法雷利被市政聘用成为“中间人”，该工作的职责就是专业地向小镇居民和家属传递各类坏消息。弗兰克走马上任后，随即遇到了一连串的意外，他自己也被卷入其中。THE MIDDLE MAN is a darkly humorous social satire which takesplace in a small town that is experiencing an epidemic of accidents and deaths.The town is run by “The Commission” – the Sheriff, the Doctor and the Pastor -who decide to hire a ‘Middle Man’ whose sole responsibility will be to inform thefamily when an unfortunate incident occurs. Frank Farrelli is a quiet, thoughtfulman who proves perfect for the job. He takes his new role on with gusto andquickly becomes the town’s beacon of bad news. But the pressures of the job and abudding new romance overwhelm Frank. To ease his burden, he calls in a ‘favour’that ends up in a horrifying yet oddly amusing murder.