The world closes in on a young deaf man when he becomes entangled in a vicious real estate dispute with his murderous next door neighbor.
synopsis
As a deaf photographer living alone in the house he inherited from his family, Tim Patterson revels in the natural beauty, wide open spaces, and rich sounds of his bucolic existence. Yes, he can hear, but in a different way, and that can be a real advantage sometimes...
One day, he’s visited by a beautiful blonde real estate agent, Heather Barnes. She’s soliciting listings for her firm, but it’s clear from the outset they both have other things on their mind.
Three months later, life seems perfect to Tim: he has his house; he has his work; and now he has Heather...
...until one day his bell rings.
Looming in the doorway, Tim finds the cadaverous figure of James Orwell: his new next door neighbor. Orwell informs Tim that he’s had a survey done which proves that Tim is trespassing on Orwell’s property. And not only that, Orwell has a court order which demands that Tim fix the trespass within four days or his house will be sold at auction.
Barely controlling his rage, Tim reels from this news. The voice of his Father begin to fill his head; nightmarish visions of his locked and closeted childhood assault him.
Tim fights back, but in an escalating series of confrontations, Orwell and his nightmares threaten to overwhelm him.
Turning the tables, Tim uses his special way of hearing to get the jump on his tormentors.
With his fury unleashed, Tim confronts his demons and frees himself at last from his FEARs...