Overview

• The psychological thriller premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to mixed-to-negative notices, including a C+ from IndieWire and a critical assessment from Variety.
• Reviewers highlight strong turns from Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe and note visual ambition, but fault muddled themes and weak narrative cohesion.
• Set in 1994 Sag Harbor, the story follows a cash-strapped heir who accepts a wealthy stranger’s lucrative request to occupy his basement.
• Walter Mosley co-wrote the screenplay with first-time feature director Nadia Latif, adapting his 2004 novel.
• Distributor Andscape plans a Sept. 12 theatrical release, with a Hulu streaming debut to follow.