A disturbed teacher holds a young photographer captive in his Berlin apartment after bringing her home for a night of romance.
Release Date: May 26th, 2017
DVD Release Date: June 27th, 2017
R |1 hr 56 min
Plot SummaryA disturbed teacher holds a young photographer captive in his Berlin apartment after bringing her home for a night of romance.
Cast: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading, Elmira Bahrami
Director: Cate Shortland
Genres: Thriller
Production Co: DDP Studios, Film Victoria, Aquarius Films, Memento Films
Australian director Cate Shortland (Somersault, Lore) takes a horror movie premise and imbues it with the knotty emotional complexity of a dysfunctional relationship psychodrama. show more
Driven by a compellingly internalized performance from Teresa Palmer as the conflicted prey, this is a case of expert filmmaking craft applied to a familiar story that becomes unrelentingly grim and drawn out after its masterful setup. show more
Palmer’s performance is honest and brave (particularly given that she’s often just performing scenes alone), and Shortland deftly switches between locked-door thriller mode and more nuanced character work. show more
