They Are Strangers

When writer Rebecca Thayer’s latest book gains recognition worldwide, she’s quickly contracted to write another novel. But the author has a sizable distraction: Rebecca (Emilie Krause) discovers that boyfriend William (Tom Schmitt) may be having an affair. Distraught by William’s possible infidelity and crippled by writer’s block, Rebecca becomes increasingly obsessed, paranoid, and vengeful. As her deadline draws closer, Rebecca’s publisher hounds her for the new manuscript, and William becomes increasingly distant. Although her brother and best friend urge her to let go and walk away, she resists. Will Rebecca make the deadline and somehow salvage her relationship? Or will she succumb to her inner demons and, in the heat of passion, turn to violence? (St. Louis International Film Festival)