Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) movie poster

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

2015 ·1h 27m · ★ 6.1 (66)

An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.

Why it matters

A chilling descent into obsession and blurred realities, this Romanian psychological horror upends found footage tropes with a disturbingly intimate lens.

  • Adrian Țofei’s unsettling performance anchors a film where amateur ambition morphs into menacing fixation.
  • The meta-structure toys with documentary and fiction, amplifying the claustrophobic dread.
  • A raw, low-budget showcase of how far desperation can warp the human psyche—perfect for fans of true-crime and psychodramas.
  • Early taste of Țofei’s thematic trilogy exploring identity and madness, setting a tone for his evolving auteur vision.

Horror DNA

Gore
43
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
100
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
85
Survival
66
Found FootageMetaSlasher

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

Tight Spaces

TMDB Keywords

actinganti heroantiherobasementcharacter studychloroformcinéma véritécreepydark comedydark romanceexploitationfaux documentaryfilm directingfilmmakingfilm within a filmkidnappingmethod actingmumblecoremumblegoreobsessionpseudo-documentarypsychopathromaniasnuffsnuff filmtorture

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