Seth (Dominic Monaghan) is a lonely man who works in a dog shelter. He's a pretty quiet guy who ultimately is searching for a connection to another human being. He randomly bumps into Holly (Ksenia Solo) a girl who he knew at school from afar. After a few unsuccessful attempts to get to know her, he decides to build a metal cage, kidnap her and keep her hostage in that cage underground at his place of work. That's just the beginning; what follows are twists and turns galore! The tag line for the film is simply 'A Love Story' and that perfectly summarises the tone and twisted stance that it is going for; the most uncomfortable feeling you're left with after the film is that, it actually is a love story at the core of it told through a disturbing perspective. Monaghan and Solo are absolutely fantastic in the lead roles; particularly Solo who is really impressive here and it will be pretty awesome to see what work she goes on to do. She portrays the fear, desperation and insanity, as someone trapped in a cage for days would, really brilliantly. The script does feel a little too forced in the build up, most notably from Holly's start to the story but it does make sense in the long run. The music by Zacarias M. De La Riva is pretty good and there's one sequence in particular with repetitive dog barks interspersed with the beats that really added to the disturbing quality. It's certainly worth checking out for anyone that likes the sound of it! And that ending....
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