Set inside a "Quake" like video game, one of the game's cannon-fodder grunts falls for the Lara Croft-inspired heroine and, in a constantly looping game level, tries time and again to catch her attention before she can "chain gun" him.
Acting
Sanjeev Bhaskar sells infinite loops of desperate hope.
Production
Low-budget Quake aesthetic that ages into accidental nostalgia.
Director
Paul Kousoulides
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Predates Wreck-It Ralph, Free Guy, and The Matrix Resurrections by nearly two decades in exploring sentient NPCs.
Emily Booth was a UK gaming presenter, making her Lara Croft riff deliciously meta-casting.
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