A young American journalist is stranded in a country under the power of a military regime, where politics only seems to work conspiratorially and from the shadows. The appearance of an English traveler makes her think of a possible escape route, but it will only be one more step towards a world ruled by passion, violence, and lies. Trish, played by Margaret Qualley, joins a long list of female characters in the filmography of French director Claire DENIS, who struggle in worlds as alien as they are violent. A universe where the political ups and downs of a country adopt sinister forms of manipulation and in which solidarity seems to be just one more form of deception. (Sung MOON)