Over the course of one work day, Jane (Julie Garner), the assistant to a powerful film producer, goes from taking calls and washing dishes to disinfecting her boss's "casting" couch and escorting a young actress to a hotel he booked for her. With each task, Jane begins to suspect that the man she works for is a sexual predator.
Jane's boss is a shadowy figure, purposely reminiscent of Weinstein, but writer and director Kitty Green never shows the man's face. He doesn't even have a name. That's what makes this 2019 indie film so frightening: Jane's boss could be any problematic executive, and this could be any office where predatory men are allowed to thrive. When Jane doesn't fall in line, her coworkers begin to gaslight her. She starts to question her own culpability in whatever unseemly things might be happening behind closed doors. But being the lowest in office rank means there isn't much she can do to stop him. The final moments of the film feel devastatingly inevitable — and worst of all, for many women, all too relatable.
