John Woo's 8-minute college thesis on toxic love? Buckle up, it's unhinged.
John Woo's experimental short film, made during his time in college. The line between genuine love and violent obsession is blurred when a man falls for a girl and proceeds to tie her up with rope to him, making her follow him around and bend to his whims until tragedy ultimately befalls them both.
Direction
Woo's early visual language—tension through proximity and restraint.
Production
DIY filmmaking that predicts his later operatic violence.
Director
John Woo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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