After an argument and fight with a wealthy one night stand in a posh hotel, young hustler Chris finds himself trapped inside. With nowhere to go and the cops closing in on the hotel fast, he wanders into "Suite 16" in a fit of despair. Inside, a handicapped and wheelchair bound Glover is held captive for the evening once discovered by Chris. However, things change the next day when Glover informs Chris that the woman he slept with is now dead; and that he surely will be sought out for her murder. Lonely and bored, Glover offers to shelter Chris for awhile while the cuts and bruises from the previous nights escapades have time to heal.
Acting
Postlethwaite's Glover: pathetic, predatory, devastatingly human.
Direction
Deruddere traps you in that suite until you stop wanting to leave.
Director
Dominique Deruddere
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Antonie Kamerling, who plays Chris, died by suicide in 2010; his haunting performance here gained tragic retrospective weight.
The film arrived at a moment when European cinema was openly exploring queer sexuality through thriller frameworks—think 'The Crying Game' by way of Fassbinder's economic desperation.
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