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Cashback
Cashback
6.4
/10
1,893 Ratings

CASHBACK

Directed by Sean Ellis
United Kingdom, 2006
Comedy

Synopsis

When art student Ben is dumped by Suzy, he develops insomnia, and starts working the night shift at a supermarket. There he meets colorful characters, who all deal differently with the boredom. Ben imagines he can stop time, appreciating the beauty of the frozen world, and especially cashier Sharon.

Synopsis

When art student Ben is dumped by Suzy, he develops insomnia, and starts working the night shift at a supermarket. There he meets colorful characters, who all deal differently with the boredom. Ben imagines he can stop time, appreciating the beauty of the frozen world, and especially cashier Sharon.

Our take

A supermarket-set rom-com that has become an underground cult classic, this is a farcical sex comedy with both a bizarro freeze-frame premise and sequences of remarkable technical achievement. A breakthrough film for Sean Ellis, released 9 years prior to his Philippines-set Metro Manila.