05 April 2010

CASHBACK



Synopsis

Ben, an aspiring artist, develops
insomnia after a painful breakup with his girlfriend, Suzy. To take his mind off of Suzy and to deal with the extra hours he has recently gained, Ben begins working at a local Sainsbury's supermarket, where he meets colourful co-workers. Among them is his colleague Sharon, on whom he quickly develops a crush.

As his personal means to escape the boredom inherent in the night shift, Ben lets his imagination run wild. In particular, he imagines that he can stop time so that he can walk around in a world that is "frozen" like the
pause of a film. He imagines female patrons of the supermarket stopped in time, allowing him to undress and draw them. Keeley Hazell is one of the patrons Ben is able to imagine naked. Finally the ability to stop time becomes real, or at least Ben believes so.