True Things
Layered psychological drama starring Ruth Wilson and Tom Burke about a late thirtysomething dragged into a toxic sexual relationship.
In the sleepy seaside town of Ramsgate, benefit claims worker Kate has her world upended by a chance glance and a grin from the cheeky man with dyed-blond hair seated across from her in the office. Fresh from a prison stint for minor delinquencies, the man swiftly seduces Kate in a parking lot with his confidence and charm, and though his clumsiness leaves Kate with a knocked head, the encounter enlivens her spirit.
Kate loses all commitment to her everyday life, allowing her thoughts and attention to be invaded by this intoxicating crush, despite pressure and judgement from friends and family to find some stability instead. Diving headfirst into lust with the hopes of encountering intimacy, Kate finds herself unmoored when her lover begins rationing affection and receding from view. But still, his smell, his touch... they linger.
In TRUE THINGS, Harry Wootliff deftly composes the sensual experience of being consumed, mind, body, and soul, by the ideal of an absent lover. The lead roles are played by Ruth Wilson (LUTHER) and Tom Burke, who, as in THE SOUVENIR, plays an irresistible bad boy that women are nevertheless better off staying away from.