Cavan Clerkin underwent a real-life physical transformation for the role, while Craig Fairbrass delivers what many critics call a career-best performance that subverts his usual "tough guy" typecast.
The film follows Simon ( Cavan Clerkin ), a soft-spoken, dissatisfied office worker stuck in a soul-crushing job in Newcastle. Desperate to reclaim some sense of agency, he joins a local bodybuilding gym where he catches the eye of Terry ( Craig Fairbrass ).
Terry is the ultimate "alpha" predator—charismatic, menacing, and deeply manipulative. What starts as personal training quickly devolves into a parasitic relationship. Terry moves into Simon’s home, ousts his girlfriend, and begins hosting grim, drug-fueled parties.