Synopsis
An unfocused twentysomething moves in with a former co-worker, who is suffering from low self-esteem because of her weight, looks, and a case of eczema. Their relationship is based on unending drink, drugs, and sex.
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Cast
- Peter FentonGordon
- Sacha HorlerCynthia
- Joel EdgertonLeo
- Marta DusseldorpRachel
- Yvette DuncanMolly
- Tex PerkinsRaymond
- Lynette CurranSexual Health Worker
- Damon HerrimanSkinhead
- Loene CarmenCathy
- Basil ClarkeFootless Old Man
Recommendations
- 90
Slate
Not enough happens in it. And yet everything happens in it. - 90
Los Angeles Times
A lovely piece of movie making: precisely controlled but with a lived-in scruffiness. - 90
Variety
A feature debut that packs a knockout punch. - 90
The New York Times
Praise will stick with you. It's more than worthy of its title. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Heavier on mood than incident, but its vision of a doomed erotic power war has a lurching authenticity. - 80
Village Voice
Projects a confessional frankness about human relationships that has the messy feel of truth. - 80
L.A. Weekly
A surprisingly affecting mood piece. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
Their doomed fling is oddly hypnotic and ultimately haunting.