Five minutes that'll wreck your assumptions about who's dangerous.
On a cold bus stop bench a young woman evening takes a terrifying turn when she faces relentless and disgusting harassment from a group of young men. But when a stranger she once regarded as threatening and dangerous steps in to defend her, she is compelled to re-evaluate her preconceived judgements of people.
Acting
Charlotte Waite's silent terror speaks volumes.
Direction
El Tobgy weaponizes your own prejudice against you.
Writing
Zero dialogue, maximum narrative economy.
Director
Nazar El Tobgy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Sydney's western suburbs, the film deliberately codes class and ethnicity to exploit Australian viewers' specific prejudices about 'dangerous' neighborhoods.
El Tobgy based the premise on real CCTV footage where bystander intervention patterns correlated inversely with perceived social threat of the intervener.
AU
