Heartbeat Detector

A chemical firm’s in-house psychologist is progressively destabilized by discoveries about his superiors and himself in Heartbeat Detector, a portrait of captains of industry and their subordinates careening through the 21st century as the crimes of the 20th refuse to stay buried. Melding the messy repercussions of history with the crushing sterility of the modern workplace, pic has a structure that inexorably hints at unspeakable acts. Both pertinent and discomforting, this sober, well-cast drama remains quietly riveting
– LISA NESSELSON, VARIETY

The nearest equivalent to this cerebral corporate thriller is Michael Clayton, but don’t expect an easy ride, or even many thrills. This juggles some heavy themes – the decay of language, the hidden hand of history, the power of music, and several more – and it takes its time to pull them together, regularly wrong-footing the viewer along the way.
– STEVE ROSE, GUARDIAN