Emma's quiet beach retreat takes an unsettling turn with the arrival of an enigmatic artist out of her mother's past. He challenges, enthralls, and frightens her, as she comes to suspect him of a terrible crime.
Acting
Murray Bartlett's unsettling charm masks genuine menace.
Cinematography
Beach house as liminal dread space, gorgeous and suffocating.
Director
Jason Saltiel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a real Montauk beach house during off-season; cast reportedly stayed on location to build that isolated unease.
Paul's abstract paintings are genuine works by production designer Laura Fox, meant to mirror Emma's fragmented trust—notice how they get sharper as her suspicion crystallizes.
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