In Bangkok’s suburbs, a disturbing video featuring animal cruelty is circulating. It elicits shock and disgust in everyone who sees it. The video punctures the peaceful life of pastor Daniel and his wife May when it’s shown to their 10-year-old daughter, Olivia. After Missy, the kitten she received for her 10th birthday, goes missing, an already traumatised Olivia is kidnapped by Stanley who schemes to sell her into a dark underworld of exploitation. As Daniel and May grapple with their daughter’s disappearance, they are thrust into a harrowing journey that reveals the depths of human depravity. With the support of local authorities and their tight-knit community, they navigate a maze of fear, faith and desperation to find Olivia. In a gripping narrative that intertwines themes of trauma, forgiveness, revenge and God, Crushed culminates in a controversial act of vigilante justice that tests the family’s moral compass to the core. This raw and unflinching exploration of suffering and redemption will leave a lasting impact on viewers.
Simon Rumley is one of the UK’s leading independent film directors. His films, Crowhurst, Red White & Blue, The Living and The Dead, ABCs of Death etc have played and been distributed around the world and have premiered at Toronto, Rotterdam and SXSW. He has won Best Film / Best Director at FantasticFest, Sitges, Frightfest, Fantasia, Fantaspoa, Lund, Boston Underground and Ravenna, amongst others. His films have played on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Shudder, Channel 4, Sundance Channel, The Horror Channel and Sky Movies to name just a few. Simon also serves as writer and producer on Crushed.
