A mother must die so her daughter can live—choose wisely.
Suzanne, a single parent and succesful lawyer, returns home to find her daughter missing. About to call the police, she is confronted by a disembodied voice warning her that if she attempts to leave or seek help, her daughter will die. Suzanne discovers she is being monitored through surveillance cameras operated by the tyrannical voice. The voice informs her that in order for her daughter to live, Suzanne must commit suicide. In a race against time Suzanne must think of a scheme to get a message to the outside world...
Acting
Geneviève Bujold's crumbling resolve—every micro-expression counts.
Direction
Sara Botsford traps you in the apartment with zero escape hatches.
Director
Sara Botsford
Geneviève Bujold
Suzanne St. Laurent
Nancy Beatty
Donna Swift
Emily Hampshire
Nicole
Graham Greene
Detective Mike Salvatori
Lynne Adams
Del Rainman
Jonathan Scarfe
Jimmy
Susan Glover
Rosa
Philip Pretten
Thomas Redding
Catherine Colvey
Chilcott
Paul Stewart
Stephen Day
Peter Colvey
Danny Reis
Neil Kroetsch
Sawchuck
Benz Antoine
Beaman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was director Sara Botsford's only feature; she pivoted back to acclaimed television work including Anne of Green Gables.
Released two years before The Sixth Sense, this Canadian thriller anticipated the 'trapped woman' subgenre that Panic Room would later mainstream.
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