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At17:00everyday,Andrew,amiddle-agedman,driveshomefromworkthroughMelbourne’soutersuburbsinpeak-hourtraffic.Occasionally,heoffersalifthometoayoungercolleague,David.Overayear,theirtentativesmalltalkgiveswaytoawarmfriendshipandopenconversationwithintheconfinesofthevehicle,incrementallyrevealingtheirlives.Onemaywonderwhatathree-hourfilm,setalmostentirelyinacarandshotwithafixedcamerafromtheback,candeliver?Theanswerisanunexpectedlyengagingandentertainingobservationoftherhythmsofdailylife,andacatalogueofsuburbanworries.Insensorialterms,ThePlainschartsthepassageoftimeastheseasonschange.Thepitter-patterofrainandthefamiliarcocoonofthecarprovideasenseofcomfortandsafetyfromtheoutsideelements.Thecaristheliminalspacebetweenworkandhome,asthedayispondered,thenightplanned.Documentaryelementsexistbeyondthewindscreen,asafictioncoursesthroughthevehicle.ThePlainsisaroadmovieunlikeanythingyouhaveseenbefore.
高宇蓁饰演性工作者,为了实现梦想,被卖到国外从事性工作。电影除了是对性工作者这一社会边缘群体的关注,也阐述女性议题。黄冠智饰演高宇蓁的弟弟;段钧豪、黄冠智饰演经常光顾茶室的警察;郭耀仁饰演茶室围事、也是妈妈桑的姘头;蔡嘉茵饰演妈妈桑。众人将共同演绎大时代底下边缘角落的小人物故事。