A car crash blazes a destructive trail trough the lives of three women – an awkward adolescent, a malevolent femme fatale, and a wheelchair-ridden critic.
Direction
Maclean's debut announces a singular, unflinching vision.
Acting
Harden's predatory charisma is genuinely unsettling.
Cinematography
Damp New Zealand gloom becomes a character itself.

Director
Alison Maclean
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a brief early-90s wave of female-directed erotic thrillers that critics ignored and audiences barely saw.
Jane Campion reportedly loved Maclean's short film work and encouraged this feature; the DNA is visible.