Two young men host a dinner party, daring to prove their perfect crime to an increasingly suspicious guest.
Suspenseful and tense. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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