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Original Title:
Desperate Situation Again
Genres:
Horror | Thriller
Production Companies:
In Dire Straits Productions
W.A.V.E. Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 50
Laura Giglio stars as Mandy Akers, a young woman who was kidnapped and held for ransom 15 years ago. When her husband, Jesse (James Mathews) goes on a business trip to Las Vegas with his assistant, Ashley Picard (Tracey Lixx), Mandy finds herself once again captured and held for ransom! Her sister Hillary, who was convicted of Mandy’s abduction 15 years earlier, is out for revenge. And she sends a killer (David Lee) to do her bidding. And she wants Mandy to suffer while waiting for the ransom to be paid! The killer puts a dog leash around Mandy’s neck and duct tapes her to a chair. He sets up a heater near her bare feet and turns it on so the heat will sear Mandy’s feet! He videotapes her suffering so Hillary can later see her sister spasming in pain! But there’s much more to what’s going on than it appears! And ultimately, the kidnapping will end in at least 2 deaths, if not three! Will Mandy survive?
Director:
Gary Whitson
Editor:
Gary Whitson
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