An unhappy office worker's life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer.
Acting
Craig Fairbrass weaponizes fragile machismo into something genuinely threatening
Direction
Johnson's patient creeping dread turns mundane spaces claustrophobic
Cinematography
Grimy 16mm aesthetic that smells like sweat and cheap protein powder
Director
Gerard Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gerard Johnson and Craig Fairbrass previously collaborated on 'Hunger' and 'The Devil's Business'—this completes their trilogy of working-class British male collapse.
Shot in actual 1980s bodybuilding gyms around London, using real retired competitors as extras; Fairbrass trained for six months to pass as authentic.
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