Hope wakes up in a wooden box, buried alive. She has no further memory of the previous night, and she has no idea how she got there. She screams and pounds on the box, but to no avail. She is left in her tomb for about a day, and is then pulled from the ground by the story's antagonist, identified only as "The Man" (Eric Colvin).

The man is looking for a female companion, but not just any ol' woman will do. He wants a woman tough enough to survive with him in the wilderness, so he tests her resolve by tying her to a tree by her neck and seeing if she can escape. He is kind enough to leave a razor blade for her to cut the rope. The challenging part is, he leaves it in her stomach!

Sound a little like Saw? Well there are a couple similarities. The villain even excuses his own behavior with a "Jigsaw"-like alibi, "I never killed anyone."

Fortunately, Hope manages to escape the death-trap, but she is then taken to the man's campsite and bound into slavery. She is ordered to clean the dishes and maintain the vegetable garden. She reluctantly complies, but she constantly searches for a way to escape.

This was a well-made movie. It was impressive to see a movie that primarily involved a single location, with essentially a two-person cast. The tension and dynamics between Hope and the man were expressed beautifully. The acting performances were very good, and evidenced by the fact that some of the best scenes involved little or no dialogue.

There is not a whole lot of blood and gore in this film, but there are a few scenes that made me cringe. There is not much more to the plot's development other than what's written above, so don't expect a lot of twists and turns in the story. Also, some people may find the ending a bit perplexing and perhaps a little anti-climatic. But overall, I think most horror-fans will enjoy this film, particularly if you like suspense/thrillers.