Shivers

At the edge of Montreal, the sleek Starliner Towers gleams like a promise of modern comfort, yet its polished corridors conceal a simmering unease. The building is a micro‑cosm of contemporary life—luxury apartments, a buzzing medical clinic, and a diverse community of residents whose daily routines mask an undercurrent of secrecy. An atmosphere of subtle dread hangs over the high‑rise, where the ordinary blend of social gatherings and routine upkeep is tinged with a whisper of something far stranger lurking just beneath the surface.

Nick Tudor returns to his apartment after a day plagued by inexplicable stomach convulsions, his body betraying a hidden turmoil that isolates him from his wife, Janine. Their relationship, once grounded in familiar intimacy, is strained as Nick becomes preoccupied with an internal disturbance he cannot explain. Across the hall, the diligent physician Roger St. Luc monitors the building’s health, his curiosity piqued by the odd ailments afflicting several residents. Meanwhile, the enigmatic doctor Emil Hobbes and his partner Rollo Linsky conduct a clandestine experiment that hints at a radical attempt to reshape humanity’s most primal impulses.

The film’s tone walks a razor’s edge between clinical coldness and visceral sensuality, bathing the viewer in an aesthetic that feels both sleekly contemporary and disturbingly organic. As the residents’ hidden conditions begin to surface, the story hints at an unseen force pulling at the strings of desire, intellect, and survival. The interplay of scientific ambition, personal vulnerability, and the claustrophobic confines of the tower creates a suspenseful mood that asks what happens when the boundaries between body and mind start to blur, and how far ordinary people will go when something alien begins to dictate their most intimate urges.

Last Updated: December 04, 2025 at 18:09