Sara is unhappy in her job, her relationships, and just about everything else she has going on in her life. One Friday night, a night she thinks her longtime boyfriend is going to propose, Sara is surprised when things don't go as planned. Soon things turn violent and Sara has to cover her tracks. This all coincides with a visit from a know-it-all plumber, a nosey neighbor, and phone calls from a friend who talks incessantly. Tired of being MANSPLAINED by the world, Sara enacts the best kind of Polanski-esque revenge on her would be mansplainers.
Writing
The Polanski reference isn't subtle, and that's the point.
Acting
Angelique Flores carries mounting desperation like a live wire.
Director
Evan Jacobs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title weaponizes a term that peaked in 2010s feminist discourse, suggesting the film's politics are as blunt as its violence.
Jacobs casting himself as 'The Man' while directing suggests deliberate self-implication in the very structure being attacked.
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