Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".
Acting
Chris William Martin's magnetic, terrifying cult-leader charisma.
Direction
Bessai's handheld chaos blurs documentary and psychological horror.
Writing
Improvised dialogue that feels dangerously authentic.
Director
Carl Bessai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 12 days on stolen locations in Toronto with a $65,000 budget; some bystanders didn't realize it was fiction.
Part of a 1999 Canadian indie wave with 'The Five Senses' and 'eXistenZ' — all obsessed with sensory mediation and alienation.
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