Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly-utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel's brother, but also by Daniel's failure to live up to his brother's potential. However, this quickly becomes inconsequential, as blood-thirsty killers soon show up..
Acting
Ice-T as 'Jim' brings unbothered menace to every scene.
Practical Effects
Low-budget mansion invasion staging has charming DIY intensity.
Director
Kurt Voss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Kurt Voss was half of the '90s indie duo behind The Living End and Sugar Town—this was his rare genre detour.
Released straight-to-video in 1997, it predicted the 'home invasion as class warfare' boom that Funny Games and Us would later perfect.
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