A low-budget independent film from Australia, PHOBIA is a tautly directed, very gripping psychological thriller with strong performances from its two leads, Gosia Dobrowolska and Sean Scully. Chronicling the last 24 hours of a nine-year marriage, the film is set in a nice suburban house
resting on waterfront property. The wife, Dobrowolska, is a Polish immigrant and suffers from agoraphobia, the fear of open spaces. Although she can move freely in her own house and property, the thought of stepping outside the front gate terrifies her. This presents Dobrowolska with a dilemma,
for she is about to leave her husband, Scully, a psychologist with a severe drinking prob...
Released:
1988
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins