Movie · Thriller · Drama

Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author JM Sinclair, and his wife Hélène (Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy). But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair and his family all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam's future and their own. Class, ambition and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.

2023 · 1h 43m
Director Alice Troughton

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Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author JM Sinclair, and his wife Hélène (Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy). But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair and his family all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam's future and their own. Class, ambition and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.

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Average 6.6
Reviews 101
Fresh 78
Rotten 23

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Studio
Focus Features
Released
2023
Run Time
1 hr 43 min
Rated
R
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Germany
© 2023 Focus Features LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Cantonese, Traditional , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , Hungarian , Italian (Italy) , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Thai , Turkish

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.