With the support of the Alliance Français
"A finecut tension exercise that eventually ignites into a fullblown homeinvasion thriller.” Guy
Lodge, Variety
In Alice Winocour’s taut, toughminded and beautifully controlled drama, Victor (Far from the
Madding Crowd’s Matthias Schoenaerts), an Afghanistan veteran prone to panic attacks, finds a
cushy onenight gig on a security detail policing a swanky party at Maryland, the palatial coastal
home of Whalid (Percy Kemp) a wealthy Lebanese businessman. While on the job, he catches
the eye of Whalid’s striking wife Jessie (Diane Kruger) or is it she that catches his eye? In
short order, Victor finds himself hired as a bodyguard for Jessie and her son, despite the fact
that the serious psychological problems brought about by his wartime experiences make it hard
for him at times to distinguish fantasy from reality. Alone with his charges on a weekend, Victor
begins to suspect that something is seriously amiss. But are the dangers he detects real or are
they just PTSD symptoms writ large?
Vancouver International Film Festival
