Victim

"It's not always who you think."

2010 1h 14m EN

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4.9

SKIP

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5.5

IMDB

★4.9TMDB · 35★5.5IMDB · 5,216

Horror

Synopsis

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After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor and his violent henchman, a young man is held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown, he's forced to endure heinous physical and psychological torture, but slowly realizes the worst is yet to come when the Doctor's brutal plan for him is finally revealed….

“It's not always who you think.”

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Cast

Stephen Weigand
Young Man
Bob Bancroft
Dr. Volk
Brendan Kelly
Mr. George
Stacy Haiduk
Janet
Jelly Howie
Rachel
Bru Muller
Brian
Wayne Morse
Uniformed Officer
Dianne Kwon
Bikini Girl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Eskandari
Writers: Robert Martinez, Michael Hultquist
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matt Eskandari, shot by Nelson Cragg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rob Simon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Stephen Weigand and Bob Bancroft and Brendan Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's not always who you think.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matt Eskandari directs. Nelson Cragg behind the camera. Rob Simon scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Matt Eskandari, shot by Nelson Cragg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rob Simon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Stephen Weigand and Bob Bancroft and Brendan Kelly carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's not always who you think.".
9IMDB entry: tt0918575 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.