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Did you know
Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Ailsa
1994 1h 15m EN
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6.5
SOLID
★6.5TMDB · 2
Drama
Synopsis
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Miles Butler lives an uneventful life with his girlfriend until he discovers the body of his landlord in a neighbouring apartment. The tragedy of this moment makes a deep impression on Miles. His curiosity is aroused when a beautiful stranger moves in, and his fascination with the vacant apartment develops from obsession to psychosis.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paddy Breathnach
- Writers
- Joe O'Connor, Joe O'Connor
- Languages
- English
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paddy Breathnach directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0109064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 75 min · 1h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Ailsa (1994)
Also by
Paddy Breathnach
Key crew
- ProducerEd Guiney
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1994-09-01
