Quantum Dream
Nate, a famous
journalist, and his fiancée go on holiday to a small town and away from the
city in order to get away from the pressure of Nate’s business deadline.
However, Nate’s obsession about finding the ‘perfect’ photograph for his work
leads to a disruption in his relationship. During an argument with Jen, Nate
leaves and heads to the nearest pub to get drunk. After having too many drinks,
he becomes involved in a fight. He wakes up covered in mud, lying next to a
shovel, in the middle of a forest.
He
is clueless about the loss of time and has no idea where he is. When he gets to
his lodgings, he finds no sign of Jen but instead traces of blood on the floor.
As he searches for Jen, he continues to come in and out of consciousness. As he
loses his mind, he begins to accept he may have murdered Jen. He wakes up back
in the forest; he grabs the shovel and digs. At the bottom of the ditch is a
photograph. The photo is of the town’s sheriff, Victor Briceson, sexually
assaulting a young woman; it’s too distorted to identify the woman. On the
underside reads ‘the perfect photograph’. His memory comes back to him, it was
his wife; instead of protecting Jen, he stood back in secret in order to
capture the photo. He searches Briceson’s house, making a discovery that this
is not Briceson’s first victim. When the moment comes, Nate murders the
sheriff, and goes to bury him within the hole in the woods. However, this hole
has already been filled with the corpse of Jen. The shock knocks him cold. In a
dream he asks for Jen’s forgiveness.
He
wakes up back in his apartment in the city. TV on. Curtains open. A normal day.
He rolls over to find a photograph of him and Jen at a wedding. On the
underside it reads ‘the perfect photograph’. Jen comes into the bedroom as though nothing
ever happened. Nate questions her but she doesn’t understand a word he is
saying. She suggests that he’s worked up about work and they should take a
vacation. It’s a moment he had almost lived before.
He
sighs with relief and looks to his hands, the photo has vanished. He tells her
that he’s quitting his job, and they should save the holiday for their
honeymoon. After leaving the room, the news comes on air. Famous journalist,
Nate Rouse, hangs himself after the death of his wife during his time in prison
for the convicted murder of Sheriff Victor Briceson.
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