clever casting
That was interesting to read in the imbd trivia comment that the actress playing the girlfriend was also cast as one of the women in the trio. I did not assume that the girlfriend was part of the trio as I did not believe it was relevant to the essence of the story i.e. Daniel's reaction to his abuse, his pain, reawakening....... ( A friend however could see the girlfriend as part of the trio due to her physical resemblance).
Echoes of Mike Myer and Austin Powers/ Dr Evil ?