A government fixes war trauma with... assigned girlfriends? What could go wrong.
A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war-scarred soldiers.
Acting
Guy Pearce pre-Memento, quietly unraveling.
Writing
Based on Hanley's own play — stagey, deliberate, cruel.
Director
Roberta Hanley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roberta Hanley adapted her own 1986 play; the film kept the theatrical claustrophobia with minimal locations.
Released same year as The Truman Show — both explore manufactured reality, but this one has zero laughs and no escape.
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