Rent a Friend

Rent-A-Friend follows Bennett, a professional “rent-a-friend” hired by lonely Elias to play the part of an old buddy at his impressive friend Tatiana's party. As Bennett coaches Elias through the small, useful lies of self-presentation, two other guests, Diana and Tommy, a married couple barely holding it together, work hard to keep up appearances of their own.

Over a single night of polite performance, the film asks how much of ourselves we will rewrite to be liked, and what is left of us when the act finally drops.