Ischaemic

During his extended time away, an interstate truck driver gives in to his desire for gay kink. In the dimly lit underbelly of Brisbane's inner south, he prowls as a sinister figure, leaving a haunting trail of strangled gay teens in his wake. In the shadows, a distraction takes shape as an unknown twin brother materialises. The sight of his brother's seemingly effortless success triggers a wave of jealousy, leaving him yearning for the same charmed existence. He feels oppressed by his own sense of inadequacy, which causes him to underachieve. Whenever he's in the club, he loves the sensation of being pushed to his limits by the skilled dungeon master. His pleasure comes from pain, and he craves it above all else. Occasionally, he catches the scent of a teenage boy, and what starts as a quiet, sensual affair always ends in a brutal murder by strangulation. When he strangles an undercover police officer the pressure builds. The existence of an unknown twin brother becomes an all-consuming distraction for him. The revelation brings many tears but an unbelievable connection. He can't help but feel envious of his twin's charmed life, which only emphasises his own failures. Anger and jealousy surface. Joshua conceives Antony has had a better life. His family fall in love with Antony and the storm brews. Joshua’s son Danny accuses his father of dickhead behaviour and the itch is scratched. Antony struggles to understand Joshua’s erratic behaviour and takes a step back and leaves all contact to be initiated by Joshua. Joshua circles and repeatedly inflames the situation After a nasty war of words Antony is left shaken. Someone is going to get hurt. Ultimately, Antony’s fight for his life is lost and the twist at the end reveals Joshua has assumed Antony’s life.