A thought-provoking drama about the power that a famous university professor holds over his students and assistants.
Acting
Rutger Hauer's final great performance — menacing, magnetic, utterly believable.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll wince at every microaggression.
Director
David Langlitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely at Princeton University, though fictionalized as 'Hawthorne College.' Langlitz was denied permission to film until he agreed to make the professor's department unspecified.
Released the same year as the Frey 'Million Little Pieces' scandal, capturing mid-2000s anxiety about charismatic frauds in intellectual spaces.
US
