Two Serbian sisters Ruzica and Yana have broken the rules and escaped the confines of lockdown when they find themselves in a hurry to get home for their mother's birthday celebration. In a moment of desperation, Ruzica decides to hitch a ride and they are picked up by a local Māori couple. Yana can’t help but be intimidated by the pair and when offered a lolly she notices a gun in the glove box. An apology from the couple is not enough and although Ruzica tries to defuse the situation the tension builds and Yana blurts out that she will go to the police and report them. With this sudden threat, the couple decides to stop the car and reveal their true intentions and it is not at all what the sisters had expected. 

Director's Bio: Rouzie is a Bulgarian-born, Muslim-raised, female filmmaker. She has written and directed a number of award-winning shorts and a feature film called Radiogram, which has screened at fifteen international film festivals and won three awards.

Her graduation film Glashedy was awarded Distinction at London College of Communications, where she studied Film and Video. Subsequently, she has directed the shorts The Portrait, the musical called Vicky which brought awareness of modern-day slavery in the UK, and the internationally licensed short Tree without a Root.

Her debut feature film Radiogram received the support of the Bulgarian National Film Centre, Bulgarian National Television, the Polish Film Institute and is a co-production with Solis Film, Turkey. The production received development finance from MEDIA, while the script has been developed at the renowned ScripTeast and EAVE workshops.

Rouzie’s film industry experience includes roles in post-production, international film finance, and distribution, production, and drama development. In London, she worked as Sales Manager for HanWay Films and as Vice President, International Licensing and Distribution for Mister Smith Entertainment. Since moving to New Zealand with her Kiwi husband and family, Rouzie has worked as a Drama Development Producer for Great Southern TV and Development Executive at the New Zealand Film Commission.

Currently, Rouzie is working part-time at Libertine Pictures as Head of Development and Production.