After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 8 minutes, fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…
Production
The tube set is a marvel of suffocating practical design.
Acting
Gaia Weiss crawls through hell and makes you feel every blister.
Direction
Turi stretches 91 minutes into pure panic attack.
Director
Mathieu Turi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mathieu Turi was assistant director on both Inglourious Basterds and Amélie before going full nightmare mode here.
The film's French title 'Méandre' refers to both winding paths and geological formations—suggesting Lisa's journey is literally carved into earth's memory, not just hers.
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