A graduation film so good it makes actual Hollywood directors sweat.
Direction
Duane squeezes feature-length dread into ten minutes.
Practical Effects
No budget, all atmosphere — pure filmmaking adrenaline.
Director
Paul Duane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Duane made this as his graduation project from the National Film School in Dublin, and it immediately put him on the radar of Irish cinema circles.
Released during the late 1980s Irish economic depression, the film's bureaucratic horror resonated with audiences drowning in institutional helplessness.
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