Gatekeeper

During one of her nocturnal adventures out on the town, Elly Brandl, a wealthy Viennese gallery owner, hits Alec Ionescu, a 24-year-old Romanian victim of human trafficking. Alec refuses to call for help. Afraid of the authorities, but unable to go on, Alec has little choice but to accept Elly’s offer to take him home to recuperate. In the days that follow we witness Alec trying to put his shattered mind back together while Elly observes him like an exotic species at the zoo. But soon the tables are turned.

Source: 51. Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2017