Roy has lost his motivation and spends his days at home. Finally his wife can't take it anymore and sends him away on an alternative treatment. The method is ridiculous. Roy doesn't understand what he's doing there. The therapist is strange, so strange that Roy suspects that something is wrong. When he wants to leave, things get unpleasant for real.
Acting
Björn Andersson's deadpan desperation is uncomfortably perfect.
Direction
Jonason builds dread from awkward silences and fluorescent lighting.
Director
Johan Jonason
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Swedish 'personal development' culture in the 2000s spawned real-life retreat scandals this satirizes.
The therapist's name, Thomas Dalton, is never explained — fans speculate it's an alias or stolen identity.
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