- On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers.
- The driver of the bus 44 stops the bus for a young man who tries to flirt with her, but she asks him to sit down. On her next stop, two thieves get on the bus and rob the passengers. One robber takes the bus driver to a nearby bush to rape her. The young man summons the other passengers to help the driver but nobody moves. The young man fights against one of the robbers but is stabbed on the leg. When the rapist releases the bus driver, she gets on the bus but does not allow the young man to get in. Why not, if he was the only person that tried to help her?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- After two long hours of waiting, a man finally boards bus 44, unbeknownst to him that an act of sheer violence awaits him and the unsuspecting passengers. Now, a couple of ruthless highway robbers want a lot more than cash and valuables. And as a result, in the aftermath of this soul-scarring incident, the selfless and chivalrous man is denied entry. But what did he do to deserve this?—Nick Riganas
- The driver (Beibi Gong) of bus 44 stops the bus to pick up a young man (Chao Wu) on a deserted country road. The young man is grateful that the bus has arrived, and tries to flirt with the driver, but she soon tells him to sit down.
After a while, the bus stops for two men (Qiang Li and Kui Zhou) in the road, one of whom appears unwell, but upon boarding it is revealed that they are actually robbers, and demand that the driver and passengers hand over all their money and valuables. When one passenger refuses despite the driver telling him just to hand the money over, the robbers beat him until he complies.
The robbers leave the bus with everyone's money and valuables, but on the way out one of them stares at the driver, then drags her out of the bus and starts raping her in a bush. The young man then asks the passengers why they are all just sitting. One man starts getting up, but his wife grabs his arm and he sits back down. Eventually, the young man leaves the bus on his own to help the driver. The passengers all jump to the window to watch, but do not help. The young man gets into a fight with the other robber and is stabbed in the leg.
However, the robbers then flee, and the driver gets up and returns to the bus, blood on her face, the other passengers looking away when she gives them all a look of anger and disgust. She sits back down and takes a few moments to pull herself together. Shortly afterwards, the young man manages to return to the bus. She tells him to get off the bus. He protests that he was the only one who tried to save her, but she just shuts the door in his face and throws his bag out of the window before driving off.
Confused and dejected, the young man sits in the road, then later, we see him walking along the road towards where the bus went. He hitches a lift in a passing car, and is driven onwards. A police car overtakes, and soon they catch up with the police car by a bridge with smoke coming from down the embankment. An officer is shown on his radio, confirming that the driver and all passengers are dead. The young man looks dumbfounded for a while, then when he realises what has happened, the film ends as a slight smile appears on his face.
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