Your therapist wants you to kill again. The simulation begs to differ.
In the future, an Ex-Soldier is placed in virtual exercises to cure his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In the simulations, he sees glimpses of a mysterious girl, presumably someone from his past. When a Stranger appears in his facility offering answers, the Soldier finds himself once again asked to kill, this time for her...
Acting
Strik carries quiet devastation in every frame.
Production
Ambitious worldbuilding on clearly limited budget.
Director
Christian Swegal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christian Swegal made this as his USC thesis film; Beau Bridges reportedly did it as a favor to mentor students.
Released during peak drone warfare debates, the film's 'gamified killing' therapy eerily predicted actual military VR PTSD treatments now in use.
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