In a suffocating and gloomy London, a man named Dennis Cleg finds himself trapped in a labyrinth of memories and hallucinations that lead him to his turbulent past. After spending years in a mental institution, Dennis returns to the outside world, but his mind remains tormented by an unhappy home and a deeply disturbed relationship with his mother. As he wanders through the city, his life intertwines with a series of strange and exhausting characters who seem to reflect aspects of his own psyche.
The story centers on his obsession with reliving a childhood marked by anguish and disillusionment, where the figure of his mother becomes the axis of his traumas. Dennis dedicates himself to observing others, hunting their secrets and creating an alternative world in his mind, filled with spiders that symbolize his feelings of entrapment and loneliness.
With a haunting visual style, the narrative unfolds through flashbacks, taking us on a journey to discover how Dennis's perception has been shaped by his family history. The oppressive atmosphere and Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of the tormented protagonist push us into an intense psychological journey. As the plot progresses, the viewer begins to question what is real and what is the product of a fractured mind, in an unforgettable exploration of memory, madness, and the search for redemption.