A journalist and his female companion travel to interview a famous musician in Rome where a generous invite to a country estate becomes something much more than anyone expected.
Acting
Bakalova's mercurial turn keeps you guessing her every move
Direction
Matar's confident debut toys with reality and expectation
Cinematography
The estate itself becomes a smothering character
Director
Hala Matar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Matar developed this from her own experiences interviewing celebrities, which explains the queasy authenticity.
The 85-minute runtime is deliberate—Matar wanted audiences to feel the suffocation of a weekend that drags yet ends too soon.
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