Elementary school teacher Emily organizes a meeting with politically like-minded women who feel uncomfortable in modern, multicultural society. Together, the self-proclaimed "Daughters of Aryan Unity" rant about the preferential treatment of immigrants and bemoan their middle-class fate. Later, when they want to wash down the hateful tirades with a glass of wine, the ladies encounter a pair of Asian sisters in the supermarket. Their hatred is unleashed and the mischief takes its course...
Whereas in films like THIS IS ENGLAND or AMERICAN HISTORY X it was always male aggressors, SOFT & QUIET shows what women, driven by racism and xenophobia, can be capable of. The coffee party promptly turns into a nasty home invasion shocker à la FUNNY GAMES. Playing out like a one-shot movie in real time, the flick turns out to be a bone-crushing kick in the crown jewels that leaves you with an uncomfortable gut feeling. Hard to believe: Actually a Blumhouse production!
