Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls.

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Elliot Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae, G. J. Echternkamp, Cori Bright

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"I am every little girl you ever watched, touched, hurt, screwed, killed." – Hayley Stark

Why watch this? It's a disturbing film about a young, wounded girl who takes justice into her own hands.

Plot Summary: A cunning teenage girl, Hayley, meets an older man, Jeff, after connecting with him online. What appears to be an innocent encounter quickly escalates as Hayley reveals her true intentions: to expose and punish Jeff for his suspected predatory behavior towards young girls. The film unfolds as a psychological cat-and-mouse game, exploring themes of manipulation and vigilante justice within a tense and claustrophobic setting.

Dad's Preview: It's not a far reach to believe this plot could be perpetrated by someone who has been the prey of a serial pedophile. Disconnect a few neural connections, like empathy and compassion, and viola... the vigilante Hayley is created. Her "victim" deserves everything he gets, right? Page is incredible, and Wilson is very convincing as a man trapped in a psychological game in which he cannot escape.

Vulcan Productions, Launchpad Productions; Lionsgate