Jim Francis, a man with a tumultuous past, has crafted an unassuming life as a successful artist in California, with his loving wife, Melanie, and two daughters. Living under the facade of tranquility, the ghosts of his previous life in Scotland, where he was known as the explosive Francis Begbie from 'Trainspotting,' loom large. When a trip back home for the funeral of a son he hardly knew beckons him, it's not just the quest for vengeance that awaits him, but also a confrontation with his earlier, vicious self. As Francis navigates his former world, a disturbing discovery back in California threatens to unravel his crafted persona, exposing a dark and potentially lethal truth. 'The Blade Artist' is a harrowing journey through the psyche of a man dancing on the knife's edge between a reformed existence and the allure of his violent, innate nature.