MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Short film
Poster for A Roll in the Hay

A Roll in the Hay

2021 · 19 min

A taut, intimate game of cat and mouse that keeps you leaning in, waiting for the power to shift.

Directed by
Geoffrey Fighiera
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Éric Perez, Justine Thibaudat, Clémentine Verdier
Overview
In a thriller that’s all about gamesmanship, a man takes his mistress to his country house for the weekend and gets more than he bargained for. Based on Thierry Lamy’s short graphic novel “Le Jeu”.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Geoffrey Fighiera
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Éric Perez, Justine Thibaudat, Clémentine Verdier
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • obsession
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

    More like this

    Titles like A Roll in the Hay

    Movie

    Graphic Desires

    2023

    A sleek, uneasy watch that turns modern dating into a tense and dangerous game of obsession.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    90 min
    Details
    Graphic DesiresHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Nénuphar

    2025

    A slow-building unease settles in as a sunny getaway curdles into suspicion and dread.

    About deception and obsession

    Via
    • deception
    • obsession
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    105 min
    Details
    NénupharHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Sex Drive

    2026

    A steamy, twisty little thriller that keeps you guessing about who is lying while the heat and danger rise together.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    75 min
    Details
    Sex DriveHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Woman Upstairs

    2026

    A slow-burning, claustrophobic thriller that keeps you uneasy as seduction and secrets tighten around a wealthy household.

    About deception and betrayal

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    72 min
    Details
    The Woman UpstairsHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Stranger in Our Bed

    2022

    A glossy, slow-creeping thriller that keeps you wary of every charming face and half-hidden motive.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    90 min
    Details
    The Stranger in Our BedHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Dark Secret

    2025

    A tight, uneasy chamber thriller that keeps you leaning in as politeness curdles into menace.

    About deception and betrayal

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    83 min
    Details
    Dark SecretHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Laruan

    2022

    A slow, uneasy watch that keeps you guessing about who is playing whom, with a chilly tension that lingers after it ends.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    86 min
    Details
    LaruanHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Kill Victoria

    2024

    A tense, slyly funny thriller that keeps you guessing as social unease curdles into something far more dangerous.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    90 min
    Details
    Kill VictoriaHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Passenger

    2020

    A tense, claustrophobic chamber piece that turns a domestic betrayal into a nightmarish standoff, keeping you uneasy throughout.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    75 min
    Details
    The PassengerHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Black Diamond

    2025

    A sleek, steamy potboiler that tightens its grip as desire curdles into danger, built for an easy, guilty-pleasure watch.

    About deception and betrayal · twist ending

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • twist ending
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    89 min
    Details
    Black DiamondHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    The Sleight

    2022

    A tense, claustrophobic chamber piece that keeps you uneasy as motives slowly surface.

    About deception and betrayal

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    22 min
    Details
    The SleightHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Murder at the Mansion

    2020

    A glossy, easygoing TV thriller that coasts on mounting suspicion and pretty-house unease rather than real scares.

    About deception and betrayal

    Via
    • deception
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    89 min
    Details
    Murder at the MansionHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Geoffrey Fighiera
    Written by
    Geoffrey Fighiera
    Starring
    Éric Perez, Justine Thibaudat, Clémentine Verdier
    Music
    Ronan Maillard
    Cinematography
    Nicholas Kent
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    France

    TMDB

    Something wrong on this page? Tell us.