From within a London townhouse, an older man and his young lover quarrel under the relentless ping of an ex’s incoming texts. Will love prevail?  

A contemporary satire inspired by the work of Reuben Östlund and Olivier Assayas, the film follows the idea that ‘the greatest’ thing is often the thing we cannot have. The heightened tone and farcical twists and turns are set off against the flat, polite dialogue as a way of opening up the hidden world of feeling and fantasy, and bringing it into conversation with social reality. 

The low-budget production led to a focus on the essentials: two people, one bedroom, and a clear power dynamic. This economy became part of the film’s language, allowing tension and longing to emerge through proximity and performance rather than big action, like a slow dance. 



CREDITS

Cast
Ethan Bareham                     
Jack Yearsley

director of photography  Owen Cant
production design  Arthur Lo

assistant producer  Lauren Franklin
1st assistant director  Sabrina Lena
2nd assistant director  Laura Sevilla
1st assistant camera  Bertie Searles
2nd assistant camera  Noé Silué
gaffer  Max Lovell
spark  Loredan Mardale
grip  Jaygo Sharkey

production sound mixer  Owen Tucknott 
1st assistant sound  Theo Podger

script supervisor  Matt Bradbury
intimacy  Lauren Franklin
casting with  Isla Fabinyi

editor  Leif Phelps
sound  Nick Smyth
music  Robert Venning
colour  Fox Bamber Barron

set build with  Cezary Dudkiewicz 
& Oscar Mather
portrait painting  Martin Evans
script consultant Marius Scholtz

Written & directed by Nicoletta Michaletos