Desperate Measures follows diligent bank clerk Rowan, who has raised her teenage son Finn on a lawless estate whilst paying off her absent father’s debts. Her life spirals when her son is coerced into a botched drug deal by a local gang. With Finn's life on the line and a violent gang leader encroaching on her life, Rowan is faced with recuperating the money that he has lost. Desperate to save her son and having exhausted all options, she commits to a dangerous heist at the bank she works in.