Waiting for Sunrise

In the opulent yet unsettling twilight of Vienna, 1913, young English actor Lysander Rief finds himself grappling with a profound neurosis, seeking solace in the city's most eminent psychiatrist. His life takes an irrevocable turn when he encounters the mesmerizing Hettie Bull, an enigmatic beauty whose presence promises both intoxicating passion and ultimate destruction. Their fervent, illicit affair leaves a lasting mark, and a year later, back in London, Lysander is ensnared in a different kind of entanglement. The burgeoning shadows of World War I draw him into a labyrinthine world of wartime intelligence, where sex, scandal, and espionage intertwine, slowly but inexorably permeating every aspect of his existence. As the war looms and secrets abound, Lysander must navigate a treacherous landscape of deception and danger, where loyalty is fluid and survival uncertain, forcing him to confront the true cost of desire and the chilling realities of a world on the brink of collapse.