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Low budget, great acting, great suspense. Most of the movie takes place in a single location. A lot of reviewers seem to dislike the lack of overt exposition. Something has been after Luz since events that occurred in a Catholic School for girls in South America years ago. The movie shows what happens now that that thing has caught up with her in Germany. You have to pay attention to understand what's going on here, it isn't spoonfed.

This director is one to watch.

What a fascinating person. Jordan Peterson is like a fictional character. He feels things so intensely that he trembles.

Is he doing good or bad? The documentary is sympathetic but balanced and critics get plenty of time to speak. The movie takes them seriously and some of the accusations stick.

For my money, it isn't possible to know if you're doing good or doing bad. We are all acting into uncertainty. Narratives are penciled in after the fact. My hope is that Peterson stays away from the nasty, partisan point-scoring.

Stories like this are tired: violent criminal develops sensitive relationship with teenage girl and their lives are changed as a result.

The acting here is better than passable, but it's not extraordinary.

The ending was powerful, and took me by surprise. It elevated what felt like a perfunctory movie.