Nine minutes. One couple. A timer you can't see but desperately feel ticking.
Acting
McRae and Cole pack a feature's worth of history into glances.
Direction
Lenihan makes nine minutes feel like a lifetime and no time at all.
Editing
Every cut lands like a gut punch. No fat, all feeling.
Director
Chloe Lenihan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lenihan structured the shoot chronologically over one day, letting the actors' genuine exhaustion mirror the characters' desperation.
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