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14 year old Emma (Emiliana Jasper) was on her way home from school perfectly innocently when she's dragged into a car by Aaron (Shah Motia) who then drives off with her. She's scared shitless of course, but eventually it turns out Aaron means her no harm, no physical harm at least. You see, Aaron is convinced that Emma is his daughter Mia, who has been abducted during a picnic when she was very little - at least he thinks she's been abducted, the police ruled it an accidental death by drowning in a nearby river, with her body just having been swept away never to come up again. It. Now of course it takes Aaron some time to convince her he doesn't want to hurt her, and then he takes her to all the places from back when, trying to trigger some memories, but the girl, though slowly believing he's sincere in his beliefsm draws only blanks, especially since she remembers a happy childhood with her mother (Julie Lucido), while Aaron's own ex-wife (Eden Ferrer) refuses to even listen to Aaron's story about their resurfaced daughter, having heard similar a few times too often by now. But as ever so often, there's of course more than one truth ...

A pretty cool character-driven thriller that really gets more out of its silent moments than outbursts of action, builds tension through character dynamics, and has a wonderfully ambigious perspective on its story. And two strong leads that have just the right chemistry throughout of course carry the piece rather beautifully. What is a bit distracting though is its camerawork relying a bit too much on natural light (even in its night scenes) and rather random framing - both intentional choices I reeckon, but still they don't help the actors or the narration in any way. That said, this is still well worth a watch, and the surprise ending in itself sure packs a punch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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