CATE SHORTLAND

BLACK WIDOW (2021)
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O.t. Fagbenle, Rachel Weisz, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Ray Winstone, Simona Zivkovska and Yolanda Lynes. Directed by Cate Shortland.

Natasha Romanoff A.K.A. Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broker relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

BERLIN SYNDROME (2017)
Starring Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Lucie Aron, Emma Bading and Lara Marie Müller. Directed by Cate Shortland.

Clare is an Australian photojournalist alone and adrift in Berlin. One afternoon she meets Andi, a charismatic local. There is an instant attraction between them and a night of passion follows. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes up the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her leave, ever. Biding her time, Clare plots her escape as the walls of Andi’s apartment close in, all the while becoming drawn into a complex relationship with her captor.

REVIEWS Berlin Syndrome - A tense, adrenaline-filled thriller