And Domont says in the film’s production notes that she began writing the screenplay “as a reckoning of sorts.

Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/10/01/fair-play-review-big-final-stretch-hurts-promising-relationship-thriller/

The slick feature debut from TV director Chloe Domont ( pitches a battle of the sexes in a cut-throat arena where one misjudgment can cost tens of millions of dollars.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/01/fair-play-review-enjoyably-lurid-wall-street-battle-of-the-sexes-chloe-domont-phoebe-dynevor-alden-ehrenreich-eddie-marsan

While Domont intended to highlight these themes in vivid detail, she considers "male fragility" as the core of "Fair Play," encapsulated perfectly in the ending.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1422871/fair-play-ending-explained/

… You’re either living on a high high and you think you’re the (expletive), or the next day you think you’re a worthless piece of (expletive),” Domont added.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jan/23/sundance-goes-wild-for-sexy-corporate-thriller-fair-play/