A 15-minute mob forms in slow motion. Nobody's the villain. Everyone is.
Single mother and immigrant Sonia Diaconescu works at a sheltered accommodation scheme. A resident of the scheme has made an official complaint against her, rousing the elderly community into a mob of angry and fearful citizens whose intolerance is palpable.
Acting
Popistașu's silent devastation says everything words cannot.
Direction
Hoffe turns a corridor into a courtroom of judgment.
Writing
The complaint itself remains unseen — devastatingly withheld.
Director
Tessa Hoffe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Salford, the film reflects real UK housing scheme tensions post-Brexit, where 'community' often excludes newcomers.
Hoffe used actual sheltered housing residents; their improvised hostility blurs documentary and fiction uncomfortably.
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