The nightmare of buying a house: You have 3 days to watch this Kafkaesque thriller, a la 'Black Mirror', on Prime Video.

Buying a home can be a process as maddening as it is terrifying, especially when what seems like a dream turns into a trap with no way out. This is the premise of one of the most disturbing psychological thrillers available for limited viewing on the video-on-demand (VOD) platform Prime Video , as it will only be available for three more days.

Directed by Irish director Lorcan Finnegan and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots , the film blends science fiction, existential horror, and social satire with an aesthetic that's as precise as it is disturbing. The story begins when a young couple ventures into a picture-perfect residential area called Yonder, where every house is identical and every gesture is suspiciously friendly.

What begins as a visit to buy their future home soon becomes a claustrophobic odyssey of isolation, surveillance, and enforced parenting. Vivarium , which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival , has been compared in tone to episodes of Charlie Brooker's popular series, Black Mirror .

Its strength lies not in grand twists or special effects, but in its ability to disturb with everyday details taken to the extreme : a smile that lasts too long, a street that never ends, or a seemingly perfect life that hides an impersonal mechanism of control.

Clocking in at just over an hour and a half, Vivarium has earned a 73% approval rating on platforms like Rotten Tomatoes and has been praised for its visual style and ability to spark debate. Viewers have until next Tuesday, June 24 , to discover this Kafkaesque tale about the limits of freedom, social conventions, and the mirage of suburban life on Prime Video.