A random afternoon with its usual hectic rhythm. A young man leaves the elevator; another step in his routine. But when he enters his flat, he finds his girlfriend being raped by a total stranger. In broad daylight, in his own living room....See moreA random afternoon with its usual hectic rhythm. A young man leaves the elevator; another step in his routine. But when he enters his flat, he finds his girlfriend being raped by a total stranger. In broad daylight, in his own living room. He can hardly react; he doesn't know whether to attack or stand still. He doubts. A pocketknife on her neck is the only threat. Is it a threat? Does violence have any relationship with the use of a weapon? We want to judge the young man: he could jump over the stranger, try to stop the scene, but at the same time risk their lives. He is paralyzed, shocked, overwhelmed by the scene. His girlfriend tries to calm him down: better don't do anything. The stranger presses the knife deeper into her neck, preventing any further moves. Slowly, violence will reveal other logics: domination doesn't require any sophisticated weapons.
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