This short film captured so much in such a short time, a loving teacher adored by her students and she adores them. She reacted excellently under an enormously difficult situation and she stayed by the kids no matter what. Her solution she thought of was genius and risky but overall when this type of thing happens you are fighting for your life! I was very impressed by all the actors. Felt so incredibly real I could not stop crying, just horrible that these things actually happen. Absolutely terrifying.

I saw this randomly on HBO without knowing what it was about beforehand. I found it compelling.

Farelle Walker (the teacher) gave a very strong performance and the children were excellent too.

It evoked in me strong feelings of dread, helplessness, sadness, and anger.

I don't know if it was the director's goal or not, but I think the utter vulnerability and helplessness of the teacher and students as they wait for a police response makes a strong emotional appeal for better security measures at all schools. Armed security? Police officers? Teachers with concealed carry? Should be an interesting debate. For me, this short film has definitely helped me shape my opinion on these matters.

More than half of all mass shootings have been done by white people... as much as the previous review says why did they have to look like those two individuals, they had to look like someone.