The Assistant

Amidst the routine of her daily tasks, the young assistant to an authoritative executive comes to recognize the sinister mistreatment underscoring her role in the office. Soon, she discovers just how vulnerable her position truly is as her career and her welfare are put into jeopardy., A young woman named Jane (Julia Garner) spends her days working as the assistant to an authoritative business executive (Matthew Macfadyen). Amidst the routine of her daily tasks, she comes to recognize the sinister mistreatment underscoring her role in the office. Soon, she discovers that both her career and her welfare may be vulnerable to significant harm. Written and directed by Kitty Green; co-starring Makenzie Leigh., Young college graduate Jane takes a job as an assistant to a powerful film executive in the hopes of becoming a film producer in her own right. But she soon begins to grow increasingly aware of the culture of abuse that colours her new workplace, and becomes convinced that she must take a stand for her own safety and the safety of others.