Two brothers and a woman become entrapped in a web of lies, deception, and betrayal spawned by a romantic triangle that develops among them.
Acting
Burr Steers' slippery charm masks genuine menace.
Direction
Zelniker's cramped framing turns intimacy into claustrophobia.
Director
Richard Zelniker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Burr Steers later directed Igby Goes Down, essentially this film's spiritual sequel about toxic privilege.
Shot on 16mm in actual Silver Lake apartments, giving it that specific '90s indie authenticity studios now fake with grain filters.