MP's wife Celia discovers her husband's true colours when she is taken hostage by his criminal business associates.
Acting
Maxine Peake's silent rage could cut glass.
Direction
Michael Pearce squeezes maximum dread into 28 minutes.
Director
Michael Pearce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made two years before Pearce's breakout Beast, this short previewed his fascination with women trapped by men's violence.
The cramped suburban setting was Pearce's actual aunt's house, lending that suffocating authenticity.
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