Synopsis/Details
Title: Perception vs. Reality
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Synopsis:
In a dimly lit room, psychotherapist FIRST MAN conducts a chilling exercise with his anxious client, SECOND MAN. Using the distant sound of a train and a fabricated scenario of a suicide, the FIRST MAN aims to test the SECOND MAN’s perception of fear. As the SECOND MAN's anxiety escalates with a mysterious scraping sound, he is led to confront his own irrational fears. The exercise reveals how fear distorts reality and decision-making. After a tense moment at the train tracks, the SECOND MAN gains insight into managing fear and self-trust, emerging with newfound clarity and confidence.
Story & Logistics
Story Situation:
All sacrificed for passion
Story Conclusion:
Surprise Twist
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Good Man, Penitence, Respect, Right
Cast Size:
Couple
Locations:
Few
Special Effects:
Other practical effects
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Stock Character Types:
Professor, Wise old man
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, Drama, Life Story, Mysteries, Psychological, Sci-Fi Thriller, Supernatural, Suspense-Thriller, Virtual Reality, Western
Equality & Diversity:
Elderly Focused
Life Topics:
Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age, The Elderly
Time Period:
Early Middle Ages, Early modern period, Late modern period, Middle Ages
Country:
Austria, Turkey, United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Relationship Topics:
Practices
Writer Style:
David Mamet, Tennessee Williams
