Four minutes. Two ex-lovers. One devastating elevator ride to nowhere.
A man encounters a woman he knew.
Acting
Eckhart's micro-expressions weaponize every second of screen time.
Writing
LaBute's dialogue cuts like a conversation you overheard and shouldn't have.
Director
Neil LaBute
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
LaBute adapted this from his own stage monologue 'Bash,' keeping the theatrical compression that makes every second feel interrogated.
The 4-minute runtime was a festival requirement that became artistic constraint—LaBute later called it 'the most honest thing I've made.'
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