Crash is a drama film and the main theme is racial and ethnic stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination are still present in modern American society. The film was produced and directed by Paul Haggis, and is based on a personal biographical experience. The casts are well-known actors.
The film takes place in Los Angeles, where eight different stories are developed over a two-day period. There is the story of a Persian immigrant, who struggles to protect his small shop from burglars; an African-American Hollywood director and his wife, who have to put up with sexual harassment by a racist policeman; a district attorney and his wife, who are carjacked by two African-American teenagers; a poor Hispanic locksmith, who lives in an unsafe