Five men's secret lives unravel in a shared penthouse when a dead body sparks paranoia and suspicion.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
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For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by paranoia as each one suspects another.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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