He had the perfect profile. She had the perfect trap.
For over a decade, Christopher Harkins presented himself as a charming, charismatic, and successful businessman searching for his perfect match. Using dating apps, he targeted attractive, intelligent, and career-driven women, swiftly drawing them into intense relationships
Direction
Bryn lets survivors drive the narrative, not the predator.
Editing
Text message reconstructions hit harder than any reenactment could.
Director
Gareth Bryn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film emerged during a wave of 'Tinder Swindler' backlash, but distinguishes itself by centering working-class victims rather than wealthy targets. Director Gareth Bryn previously made fiction features about Welsh isolation, making this his stark pivot to vérité.
The production team developed a custom app to visualize Harkins' decade-long timeline of overlapping relationships, which authorities later requested for their ongoing investigation.
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