Based on the Vanity Fair article of the same title, a story about a young boy drawn into a web of lies through an online chatroom.
Acting
Jamie Blackley sells manipulation so smooth you'll doubt yourself.
Writing
Dialogue captures cringey authentic 2000s chatroom culture.
Director
Andrew Douglas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real case involved two teens in Manchester; one created multiple fake identities to manipulate the other into attempted murder.
Shot in 2011 but delayed release captures the exact era before smartphones made catfishing mainstream—MSN nostalgia is unintentionally perfect.
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