When parents Janet and Sean leave for a much-needed weekend getaway, masked men bypass their high-tech home security system to hold their teen son hostage. Under threat of losing their son, the couple follow a series of cryptic instructions that land them at Janet's office with one final order: to kill her boss.
Practical Effects
Tight 86-minute runtime wastes zero breath
Acting
Pooch Hall sells dad panic like a pro
Direction
Kohnen keeps the pressure cooker sealed tight
Director
Matthew Kohnen
Pooch Hall
Sean Davidson
Brittany Baker
Janet Davidson
Eric Allan Kramer
Larry Tench
Chris Whitcomb
Billy Davidson
Eric Lutes
Andrew Tyler
Tom DeNucci
Petey
Joey Ambrosini
Josh
David Gere
Coltrane
Angie Campbell
Kat
Julianna Robinson
Angela
Sal Rendino
Tricked James
Greg Nutcher
Officer
Forest Quaglia
Bodey
Salvatore DelGreco
Foggy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Matthew Kohnen previously made zombie comedy 'Wasting Away'—this is his grim pivot to straight thriller.
The film taps into post-pandemic 'nesting gone wrong' anxiety where our sanctuary tech becomes weaponized against us.
US
