A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
Acting
Weaver's volcanic rage meets Kingsley's slippery denial — masterclass in escalation.
Direction
Polanski traps you in one house and never lets you breathe.
Writing
Dorfmann's play adapted with surgical precision — every word is a landmine.
Director
Roman Polanski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ariel Dorfman wrote the play while Pinochet still ruled Chile; it premiered in London in 1991, just two years after democracy's fragile return.
Polanski — himself a fugitive from justice — directing a film about vigilante justice and unprosecuted crimes adds a queasy meta-layer that critics still debate.
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