“We’re just friends.”
“Are we?”
synopsis
Two coworkers at a Chicago craft brewery share flirtatious chemistry — despite both being in committed relationships. When couples take a weekend trip together, emotional boundaries blur and unspoken desires surface.
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mini-review
This is relationship tension built on micro-moments. Glances. Jokes. Half-finished sentences. It’s largely improvised, which gives it realism but also drift.
The film captures a very modern kind of mayhem — emotional infidelity without physical betrayal. It’s about proximity and possibility. About how easily lines blur when comfort and attraction overlap.
It won’t overwhelm you, but it lingers.
A beer (obviously)
Someone you once had a “maybe” with
That slightly dangerous nostalgia
Absurdist's Corner
They work at a brewery. Everyone is tipsy. Shockingly, boundaries wobble.
fun facts
Much of the dialogue was improvised.
Filmed at an actual Chicago brewery.
Director Joe Swanberg is associated with the “mumblecore” movement.