Two smiling young men terrorize a family in their holiday home, delivering bleak and chilling suspense.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and a jolt or two.
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When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
No. Brace yourself.
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