A young Vienna-based taxi driver of Turkish origin witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The perpetrator, a serial killer, makes eye contact with her; a deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
Acting
Violetta Schurawlow's raw, physical performance carries every frame.
Direction
Ruzowitzky keeps Vienna grimy and claustrophobic, never pretty.
Stunts
Practical fight scenes hit harder than most Hollywood choreography.
Director
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Violetta Schurawlow trained in Muay Thai for months; most fight scenes use her body double sparingly.
The film deliberately contrasts Özge's Turkish-German identity against Vienna's polished self-image, making her invisibility to authorities the point.
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