Lonely, unstable gas station attendant Melinda is tired of being overshadowed by her more confident, outgoing co-worker Sheila. When the gas station is held up at gunpoint by Billy, a desperate man in need of quick cash, Melinda finds an opportunity to make a connection with the robber, regardless of who gets hurt.
Acting
Tilda Cobham-Hervey's unhinged desperation is genuinely unsettling.
Direction
Mike Gan squeezes maximum dread from one fluorescent-lit location.
Director
Mike Gan
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Melinda
Josh Hutcherson
Billy
Suki Waterhouse
Sheila
Shiloh Fernandez
Perry
Harry Shum Jr.
Officer Liu
James Devoti
Dominik
Robert Figueroa
Philip
John D. Hickman
Bruce
Wayne Pyle
Fred
Winter-Lee Holland
Delores
Steve Garfanti
Guy
Malina Moye
Dispatcher
Angel Valle Jr.
Cory
Rob Figueroa
Philip
Doug Motel
Howard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Josh Hutcherson produced this through his company JH Productions, actively seeking darker roles post-Hunger Games.
The film belongs to a micro-genre of single-location gas station thrillers (Pontypool, Splinter), but gender-flips the usual predator dynamic.
US
