Set in a dystopian near-future, Buddy System - Pure Taboo follows two lifelong friends, Jax (played by rising star Lara Cohen ) and Milo (a gritty performance from Tomasz Kowalski ), who are bound by a clandestine “buddy system” contract. This pact—a government-enforced program in a crumbling society—links their fates: if one dies, the other assumes their debts, responsibilities, and even secrets.