The Bike Ride

Directed by Elizabeth Weil

It's Virginia 1996. Fourteen year old Alice Lowes is taking an evening bike ride on her way back from school. Her parents are rarely home due to their tight work schedules. Little does she know she won't make it home tonight. An unknown man runs out of the forest. At first, Alice suspects it's just a dirty robber. She soon learns this man is much worse. However, while waiting for his getaway ride, they have a conversation about his past. She feels the lives of a teenage girl and wanted criminal may be more similar than anyone would have thought. She realizes his intentions are to leave his past behind him. When the time comes, does she take the chance to call the police?