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Thriller
When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
Directors
Théodore Pellerin
Matthew
Archie Madekwe
Oliver
Havana Rose Liu
Shai
Sunny Suljic
Jamie
Daniel Zolghadri
Noah
Zack Fox
Swett
Cam Hicks
Sebastian
Chaize Macklin
The Fan
Sean Wang
Photographer
Brian Niles
Concerned Fan
Myra Turley
Grandma Christine
Jonas Gindin
Curious Fan
Hannah Christine Shetler
Kendra
Mikaela Poon
Ava
Willa Shaw
Girl
Rene Leech
Last Fan
Olawale Onayemi
Bowen
Gene Hong
Dad
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When acclaimed musician “Oliver” (Archie Madekwe) comes into his boutique, shop worker “Matthew” (Théodore Pellerin) finds a more subtle way to attract his attention, and is swiftly invited to attend that night’s gig. After a bit of light-hearted initiation, he finds himself backstage then back at the band’s house where he develops a fairly rapid friendship with an “Oliver” who knows how to make him feel invaluable. He's an amateur photographer and is soon co-opted to work on a documentary, then a trip to London beckons and “Matty” is to do the photo shoot for the cover. By this point, though, we can see that his clothes designer friend "Jamie" (Sunny Suljic) is behining to steal some the limelight and that his patron is a bit flakey when it comes to loyalty, uktmately leaving this erstwhile flavour of the month cast adrift. Determined not to remain so, though, "Matthew" puts in plan a plan that he hopes will ensure that he can remain a permanent fixture in the life of "Ollie" - whether he wants it or not. Now some of the story isn’t the most plausible, especially towards the end - but before then both men offer us quite an effective look at the toxicity and fragility of both fame and adulation. The ultimate human equivalence of the disposable culture is on display for us to squirm at, certainly, but maybe to associate with a little too. Like a favourite song, or film, or toy that we can’t be without until - well, we can. It takes a pop at groupiedom, from both the star and the punter’s perspective and though flawed, is still worth ninety minutes.
Geronimo196719 Dec, 2025
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