A cold-blooded killer gets caught up in a surreal game of death in this neo-noir thriller starring Costas Mandylor. The winter winds are whipping outside when the unremorseful assassin dispatches with his latest target. But this time something goes wrong. Time begins to fold in on itself when a shadowy assailant strikes out from the darkness, turning hunter into prey in the span of seconds. The mysterious pursuer seems to anticipate the killer's every move, and as events begin to repeat themselves nobody is who they seem. A sudden stranger to his friends and associates, the killer begins to question his sanity after fresh wounds vanish from his flesh without a trace. When an unexpected telephone call reveals that his intended target is still alive, he is forced to relive his actions time and again while speeding ever closer toward a confrontation with the one adversary who could bring about his downfall.
Direction
Linden crafts claustrophobic dread on clearly minimal budget
Acting
Mandylor commits to unraveling with sweaty conviction
Director
Shawn Linden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Winnipeg during actual blizzard conditions; the crew allegedly lost three cars to snowbanks.
The film's 4.4 TMDB score reflects its 2007 direct-to-DVD obscurity more than its craft — it's essentially a no-budget predecessor to Tenet's temporal mechanics with none of the exposition hand-holding.
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