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At17:00everyday,Andrew,amiddle-agedman,driveshomefromworkthroughMelbourne’soutersuburbsinpeak-hourtraffic.Occasionally,heoffersalifthometoayoungercolleague,David.Overayear,theirtentativesmalltalkgiveswaytoawarmfriendshipandopenconversationwithintheconfinesofthevehicle,incrementallyrevealingtheirlives.Onemaywonderwhatathree-hourfilm,setalmostentirelyinacarandshotwithafixedcamerafromtheback,candeliver?Theanswerisanunexpectedlyengagingandentertainingobservationoftherhythmsofdailylife,andacatalogueofsuburbanworries.Insensorialterms,ThePlainschartsthepassageoftimeastheseasonschange.Thepitter-patterofrainandthefamiliarcocoonofthecarprovideasenseofcomfortandsafetyfromtheoutsideelements.Thecaristheliminalspacebetweenworkandhome,asthedayispondered,thenightplanned.Documentaryelementsexistbeyondthewindscreen,asafictioncoursesthroughthevehicle.ThePlainsisaroadmovieunlikeanythingyouhaveseenbefore.

获奖记录

第51届鹿特丹国际电影节 (2022)
老虎奖(提名) 大卫·伊斯蒂尔

第37届马德普拉塔电影节 (2022)
ALTERED STATES COMPETITION 最佳影片奖(提名) 大卫·伊斯蒂尔

第46届香港国际电影节 (2022)
纪录片竞赛 火鸟大奖(提名) 大卫·伊斯蒂尔

第6届平遥国际电影展 (2022)
罗伯托·罗西里尼荣誉最佳影片(提名) 大卫·伊斯蒂尔
卧虎单元最受欢迎影片(提名) 大卫·伊斯蒂尔