In total despair, Anja is about to throw herself from a bridge. At that very moment, Henry drives past in his car. Thinking she's a prostitute, he invites her home with him. Anja pretends to be what Henry initially thought. She refuses to explain the reasons for her apparent attempt at suicide. The two begin to play strange games, engage in unusual sex, leading Anja to try fleeing the apartment, but Henry catches her. Forced by Henry, Anja tells him about Lilly who was raped and then killed someone, leaving Henry with the impression that Lilly and Anja are one, the same person. They play more mind games, make love, and after Anja going back and forth trying to leave, Henry finally lets her go. She goes, but is back again soon after. And with a vengeance, she causes a series of strange events which will change the course of both of their lives
Acting
Renneberg's slippery, withholding performance keeps you guessing.
Writing
Lilly/Anja ambiguity rewards close attention to dialogue.
Director
Igor Zaritzky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Igor Zaritzky largely disappeared after this film; it remains his only theatrical feature.
Released during the early 2000s wave of European 'extreme' cinema, it shares DNA with Haneke's 'Funny Games' but with erotic rather than violent provocation.
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