THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA
MATT WINN
Résumé/Summary :
Sarah et Tom sont en proie à de graves difficultés financières : leur seule solution est de vendre leur maison londonienne. Lorsque leurs amis débarquent pour un dernier dîner, Jessica, une vieille amie, s’invite et se joint à eux. Après une dispute à première vue sans importance, Jessica se pend dans le jardin. Tom s’apprête à appeler la police lorsque Sarah réalise que si l’acheteur l’apprend, la vente tombera à l’eau, ruinant ainsi leur couple. La seule façon de s’en sortir est de ramener le corps de Jessica dans son propre appartement. Après tout, qu’est-ce qui pourrait mal tourner ?
Sarah and Tom are a couple in terrible financial trouble their only way out is selling their London home. When their friends come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica, tags along. After a seemingly trivial argument, Jessica hangs herself in the garden. Tom goes to call the police when Sarah realizes if the buyer finds out, the sale will collapse, bringing financial ruin to their family. The only solution – to remove Jessica’s body to her own flat. What could possibly go wrong ?
A versatile artist, MATT WINN is a director, screenwriter, producer, saxophonist and composer. He has written and directed three feature films and five award-winning shorts.
Notably, “The Hoarder” (2015), a horror/suspense feature set in the USA, starring Mischa Barton and Robert Knepper. The film premiered at Frightfest Glasgow.
The latest project is “Bad Mother” (2017), a short-lived comedy series starring Laura Patch and Kevin Bishop.
