The Assistant
Dramamovie businesscorporate worldemployer employee relationshippersonal assistantwoman directorabuse of powermetooworkplace culturedepressingambiguousboldforeboding
A claustrophobic, meticulously observed portrait of systemic workplace abuse that accumulates dread through mundane complicity rather than dramatic confrontation.
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
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