Daylight

A harrowing psychological thriller from a widely acclaimed filmmaker, Daylight pits a couple lost in America against a conniving gang of kidnappers, in a personal re-imagining of the genre film. Despite its familiar genre elements, Daylight is different – a powerful, shocking piece of vigorous cinema, which fuses eroticism and tenderness with the harrowing weight of pregnancy and kidnapping. On their way to a wedding, Danny and Irene pick up a hitchhiker – throwing the film in the direction of the conventional rural kidnapper thriller. But Daylight emerges as much, much more than just another exploitation picture. The kidnappers enact a bizarre, terrifying ritual of politeness, endowing such scenes as the passing of a bread knife with a threat of ferocious violence – but also trust. Vulnerable and dangerous, a captive and a seductress, Irene struggles to survive, bringing the audience with her through to the shattering conclusion.