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At an isolated writers' retreat, a troubled novelist is drawn into a seductive and dangerous game of desire, where the line between fiction and reality begins to blur.

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Genevieve Chenneour

Abby Gilbert

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Ola Rapace

Dr. Bennett

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Lewis Jamison

Callum

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Kathryn Lincoln

Kat

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Anna Wilson-Jones

Jolene

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Liam Francis Collins

Jake

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Nora Marzk

The Other Woman

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Martin Clarke

Dr. Matthews

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Khalid Afzal

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