Over the course of one night, Sarah meets the handsome, captivating and smooth talking Lewis, who aims to be the bait in a sick sexual trap set up by himself and his low-life, rich kid housemate Kenneth. When their ruse backfires, Lewis and Sarah are forced into an unlikely alliance with deadly consequences.
Acting
Ella Scott Lynch's dual performance is genuinely unhinged.
Direction
Barker knows exactly when to linger and when to cut.
Writing
The split protagonist gimmick actually lands emotionally.
Director
David Barker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Benedict Samuel was cast against type after playing villains in multiple TV series; Barker wanted audiences uncomfortably charmed before the reveal.
The film deliberately inverts the 'rape-revenge' genre by refusing to fetishize the violence; its low budget and 80-minute runtime were constraints that forced narrative economy.
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