A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it’s impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she made her decision—she has made it already.
Direction
Loktev's refusal to explain is the whole point.
Acting
Williams communicates everything through silence and micro-expressions.
Director
Julia Loktev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loktev cast Luisa Williams off the street with no acting experience; her anonymity was intentional.
The film was shot in Times Square with a skeleton crew during actual crowds—some bystanders didn't realize they were in a movie.
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