Gender stereotypes, power plays, and academia rise to crescendo in this darkly comic portrait of vanity and manipulation. Doctoral candidate Sharon arrives at the home of the professor assigned to oversee her dissertation. When they discuss her manuscript, his brutal criticism shocks her. As he uses his tenured position to exert power over her, she discovers strength in her own femininity and uses her allure to turn the tables. It’s a battle of the sexes as these two brilliant minds go head-to-head in this thrilling and comic character study.