First date horror: when 'Netflix and chill' becomes 'ransom and kill.'
In his search for human connection, Leo attempts to meet up with a woman he found on a dating site but instead falls into a severe blackmailing trap set up by Karl, who has a criminal past.
Acting
Uuspõld's desperate everyman energy is uncomfortably real.
Direction
Anvelt stretches dread like taffy—sweet then suffocating.
Production
Estonian locations feel deceptively cozy, then prison-like.
Director
Evar Anvelt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anvelt developed this after interviewing Estonian men victimized by dating scams—a rare thriller that treats male loneliness as tragedy, not punchline.
The café scene was shot in a single 11-minute take; Uuspõld genuinely didn't know when Viiding would escalate, making his panic authentic.
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