IMDb Rating
7.1/10
- Director: Sean Ellis
- Starring: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michelle Ryan
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Plot Summary
Cashback (2006) is a visually inventive romantic dramedy written and directed by Sean Ellis, expanded from his Oscar-nominated short film of the same name. The film follows Ben Willis (Sean Biggerstaff), an art student who, after a painful breakup with his girlfriend, develops chronic insomnia. To fill the long hours of the night, he takes a job at a 24-hour supermarket.
As Ben drifts between reality and imagination, he discovers that he has the surreal ability to freeze time. This newfound power allows him to explore the quiet beauty in everyday moments—and the people around him—particularly Sharon (Emilia Fox), a kind and mysterious coworker who begins to change how he sees the world and love itself.
Combining clever humor, emotional depth, and dreamlike cinematography, Cashback is a poignant meditation on heartbreak, time, and the art of truly seeing the beauty in life.