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Film historian Laura Mayne called the film "an atmospheric thriller which follows a mentally unstable young farmer as he kidnaps a woman whom he believes to be his dead mother. He holds her hostage in a farmhouse with his terrified sister while he plays out his dark, Oedipal fantasies. The film is
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expressionistic in its use of light and shadow, while jarring camerawork lends credence to Lee
Patterson's portrayal of a tormented young man, aesthetic qualities that are rarely associated with this level of production.
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