Caveat

Isaac, a lonely drifter suffering from partial memory loss, accepts a strange job looking after Olga, a psychologically troubled young woman living in an abandoned house. To ensure her safety, Isaac is required to wear a harness that limits his movement around the house but, once left alone with Olga, Isaac finds himself fighting for his life amidst the terrifying return of his missing memories. Known for his cult shorts He Dies at the End (LIFF 2008) and Hatch (LIFF 2009) Damian Mc Carthy’s debut feature is a stunningly atmospheric, deeply disturbing, psychological horror film.

‘I had made a number of short horror films that had done well on the festival circuit so was curious to see if I could make something that would hold an audience’s attention for 90 minutes, but remain in the same vein as my short films; stories told with little to no dialogue, that relied more on suspense than violence and gore to scare the audience. I didn’t know if I would ever get another chance to make a feature film so my plan was to learn as much as I could about feature filmmaking, while also making a film that I would want to see as a horror fan. Overall I wanted the film to have the feel of a lost horror oddity from the 80s one stumbles upon late at night. A film where not every character motivation or scene is fully explained, but remains entertaining due to its unpredictability and dark sense of humour.’

Damian McCarthy, Director