This short film by Cate Shortland is a snapshot of a relationship in its last days.

Joe (Sam Worthington) and Heidi (Abbie Cornish) order dinner at a Chinese restaurant, after Joe’s mates have humiliated Heidi in the street outside.

Cate Shortland brings her distinctive visual sensibility and mood-oriented storytelling to a tale of cross-cultural experience, departure and unrequited love.

Della (Gillian Jones) definitively ends her relationship with Dale (Aaron Blabey) then performs at a casino.

At the local service station, Heidi (Abbie Cornish) inquires about a job. The young woman behind the counter, Bianca (Hollie Andrew) is curt and unfriendly.

Abbie Cornish was 21 years old when this film was made and the integrity and vulnerability of her performance is astonishing.

This short excerpt from a behind-the-scenes documentary about Berlin Syndrome (2017) features an interview with production designer Melinda Doring about working with directo