A cabin trip turns into psychological quicksand — and something's been eating the neighbors' cows.
When Chris and Aurora Benton travel north to visit their father and step-mother, they expect a normal weekend of boredom and small talk. What the siblings don't know is that a creature has been wreaking havoc on the local wildlife and farm animals, creating a volatile situation for all parties involved. When their parents do not come home after their first night in the cabin, Chris and Aurora's minds begin to break down and tension builds. As the night draws nearer and unseen responsibilities mount, hope becomes harder and harder to come by...if only they can hold out until the dawn. Shot in the style of an observational documentary, slowly morphs into a gritty, stylized suspense picture.
Direction
Doc-style morphs into stylized dread — subtle but effective.
Acting
Sibling chemistry crumbles convincingly under pressure.
Director
Gregg Holtgrewe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on a shoestring budget in Minnesota, the Holtgrewe brothers used local actors and actual rural locations to ground the supernatural in grimy authenticity.
The 70-minute runtime was deliberately tight — the directors wanted audiences to feel the night passing in real-time, with no escape hatch.
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