Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia

2008 · 100 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, Romance

Pearl has quietly fallen in love with her boss Tom, who’s married with a family. Without warning, Tom asks Pearl to interview for another job. Wounded, Pearl demands that Tom terminate her. The gauntlet has been thrown down. In a space as small, crowded and claustrophobic as the office, love doesn’t grow - it incubates and breeds, like a virus.

Directed by Ivy Ho · Written by Ivy Ho

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