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Self Driver review
A desperate driver joins a service that directs him down a shadowy path in this interesting, less-is-more satirical thriller
TL;DR
- The film satirizes the gig economy and the service industry.
- A Toronto driver, Nathaniel Chadwick, struggles with low pay and poor treatment from customers on an Uber-style app.
- He is offered a job with a new, mysterious app-ride service that promises high earnings but operates with secrecy and questionable methods.
- The new app provides only basic driving instructions and deducts fees for minor infractions.
- The driver is eventually instructed to leave his driver's seat and join the customer in the back, leading to bizarre and violent situations.