Dave (David Hewlett) and Andrew (Andrew Miller) are longtime roommates. Because Andrew is agoraphobic, he never leaves the house. Frustrated by this, one morning Dave threatens to move out. When he arrives at work, he's accused of embezzling funds and is fired. He goes to his girlfriend's apartment to tell her he's moving in, even though they've only dated for two weeks. She tells him she's the one who embezzled the funds, and tosses him out.
Meanwhile, Andrew packs Dave's belongings into trash bags and takes them outside to the curb. Too late, he realizes that he's not only outside, but is locked out. A city official (
Gordon Pinsent) arrives to announce that the house will be demolished at 3 p.m., then the police arrive to arrest Andrew for assaulting a young girl guide who has been trying to help him get over his agoraphobia, and the RCMP come to arrest Dave for embezzlement.
When Andrew and Dave shout out simultaneously, "Leave us alone!", they're engulfed in total silence. Nothing exists outside of their house. They venture out into the nothingness, but return two days later, hungry and exhausted. They figure out that whatever they hate, turns into nothing, which prompts a full-scale war to decide who stays and who goes.
Canadian Connection: Filmed in Toronto, Ontario. Director and most of the cast are Canadian.