A mother's desperate fight for her daughters' lives echoes years later in a chilling, gritty house.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the R on the box suggests. Beyond that, intense fear and several jump scares.
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A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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