Miles Butler lives an uneventful life with his girlfriend Sara until he discovers the body of his landlord in a neighbouring apartment, which makes a deep impression on him. His curiosity is aroused when a beautiful stranger moves in and his fascination with the vacant apartment develops from quiet fixation to obsession to psychosis.
- Adapted from Joe O’Connor’s short story of the same name in his collection, True Believers.
- Paddy Breathnach won the 1994 Euskal Media Award for new filmmakers at the San Sebastian Film Festival for this film.
- Screened in competition at the Stockholm Film Festival.
- Made in seventeen days in 1993 on location in Dublin at a cost of £250,000.
- The film was originally produced for television but had theatrical showings in Europe and the United States, where it was released 10 July 1994.
| Character: Miles Butler |
| Writer: Joe O’Connor |
| Director: Paddy Breathnach |
| Producers: Ed Guiney, Stephen Bradley, Kathryn Lennon |
| Production Company: Temple Films & WDR |
| Sponsored by: Radio Telefís Éireann/RTE and the Bórd Scánnán na hEireann/Irish Film Board |
| Additional Cast: Andrea Irvine, Darragh Kelly, Juliette Gruber, Gary Lydon, Blanaid Irvine, Niall O’Brien |
| Status: Unavailable for streaming |
