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Plot Synopsis

1) A mother is driving her two sons home; the younger child, who is asleep in the back of the car, and his older brother. We see shots of the outside of the car, with light and shadows reflecting off of it, and close ups of the younger boy asleep.

2) Many close ups of the other characters appear, with added shots of the road to express progression and a journey, leading the family towards the antagonists.

3) The titles of the film appear, as the shots (including point of view shots) continue.

4) A car turns out into the road and the mother cannot stop in time, as she briefly turns around, which leads to the crash. At this point, the shot shows only black with sound of the crash, representing the blackout of the main character (the older brother).

5) Distant shots then show the kidnappers dragging the young boy through the woods, which reveals the kidnapping. The boy struggles to escape, but is finally killed by one of the antagonists.

6) The location switches back to the crashed car, and the audience sees older brother waking up in the car. A point of view shot shows that the mother is dead in the car seat, and as the camera turns, it shows the empty backseat.

7) The older brother gets out of the car, confused and frightened. The title of the film then appears.

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