14 minutes. One impossible choice. You'll still be shaking hours later.
Discovering her two sons have committed a heinous crime, a devoted mother is torn by the heartbreaking decision she must make. Her sons may eventually forgive her, but can she ever forgive herself?
Acting
Tahei Simpson's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Molloy packs a feature's worth of dread into 14 minutes.
Director
Chris Molloy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 14-minute runtime mirrors emergency decision-making—no time to breathe, no time to think, only instinct and horror.
Molloy, a Māori director, explores how colonial and patriarchal violence cycles through families—what's inherited, what's chosen.
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