ian ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁S pi ros ▁St ath ou lop oul os . ▁The ▁plot ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁true ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁pipe ▁bomb ▁impro vised ▁explos ive ▁device ▁( I ED ) ▁that ▁was ▁placed ▁around ▁the ▁neck ▁of ▁an ▁ext ort ion ▁victim . ▁The ▁name ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁P VC ▁pip es ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁explos ive ▁device . ▁This ▁director ial ▁debut ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁Direct ors ' ▁Fort night . ▁ ▁The ▁ 8 4 - min ute ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁one ▁single ▁continuous ▁take ▁without ▁cut s ▁using ▁a ▁Gli dec am ▁Sm ooth ▁Sho oter ▁and ▁a ▁Gli dec am ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Pro ▁camera ▁stabil ization ▁system . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁numerous ▁awards ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Th ess al on iki ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film , ▁set ▁in ▁Colombia , ▁opens ▁with ▁a ▁gang ▁in ▁a ▁car , ▁carefully ▁looking ▁after ▁a ▁certain ▁package . ▁The ▁gang ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁violent ▁and ▁vol atile ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁only ▁known ▁as ▁Benjamin . ▁A ▁few ▁moments ▁later , ▁the ▁gang ▁arriv es ▁at ▁a ▁farm ▁and ▁storm ▁the ▁house , ▁taking ▁the ▁family ▁host age . ▁Benjamin ▁then ▁says ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁will ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁them ▁if ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁remain ▁un har med . ▁However , ▁Simon