Beth, a volunteer watch person of an isolated northern city batles a plague that transforms the few remaining residents into empty, zombie-like automatons. She discovers that by entering an alternatve dimension through her own dreams, she’s able to stave of the illness during the long, possibly endless winter. But will her power be enough to sustain her?
Cinematography
Bleached winter wasteland that somehow feels claustrophobic.
Acting
Niamh Carolan carries the whole frozen world on her shoulders.
Director
John Barnard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Manitoba during actual subzero conditions—Carolan performed several scenes with mild hypothermia.
Barnard cited Ingmar Bergman's 'Hour of the Wolf' and early Cronenberg as touchstones for the 'dream as infection' structure.
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