FAIRPLAY

By Chloe DOMONT

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

Romance - Completed 2022

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple’s relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2023
U.S. Dramatic Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Romance, Thriller
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 113 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Chloe DOMONT
    • Synopsis
    • Hot off the heels of their new engagement, thriving New York couple Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) can’t get enough of each other. When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, supportive exchanges between the lovers begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, Luke and Emily must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition.

      In her explosive feature debut, writer-director Chloe Domont weaves a taut psychological thriller, unflinchingly staring down the destructive gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in a world that is transforming faster than the rules can keep up. Dynevor and Ehrenreich deliver commanding performances as a couple whose romance hardens into ruthlessness when stakes climb higher than even the volatile fortunes of their clients. With razor-sharp precision in its writing and tense cinematography, Fair Play unravels the uncomfortable collision of empowerment and ego.