A killer's on the loose, but this cop only cares about his Benz. Priorities, baby.
People start dying after the arrival of a mysterious stranger in a small Australian town. Despite this, the local police officer is too preoccupied by his dream Mercedes to pay attention to the deaths surrounding him.
Direction
Tightly controlled deadpan pacing in 24 minutes.
Acting
Alan Dukes nails oblivious self-absorption.
Writing
Bite-sized Coen-esque absurdity, no fat.
Director
Eryk Lenartowicz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lenartowicz uses the short format to satirize how consumer desire numbs moral urgency—there's no time for redemption arcs, just repetition.
Part of a wave of Australian absurdist shorts examining rural ennui; think Jane Campion's early work meets The Castle's deadpan class critique.
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