A 13-minute lunch break that might break you.
In a café in Marseille, a man's life begins to unravel when his lunch is disturbed by a chatty stranger. Something long forgotten has become dislodged in the darkness and is bubbling up towards the surface. https://vimeo.com/falsetoothfilms/punch-drunk
Acting
Barry Ward's face does three acts of destruction without a single raised voice.
Direction
Ketang and White turn a café table into a psychological boxing ring.
Director
Larry Ketang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a working Marseille café during actual lunch service; some background patrons had no idea they were in a film.
The film weaponizes the British 'stiff upper lip' against itself—Colin's politeness becomes his prison as George exploits every social convention that keeps him seated.
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