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Widow Barb Braves Icy Wilderness to Rescue Captive Woman in Thriller
17 Nov
Summary
- Emma Thompson stars as a widowed loner who stumbles upon a captive woman
- Barb decides to intervene and save the young woman, despite her own grief
- Thriller blends tense moments with flashbacks to Barb's marriage
In the year 2025, Emma Thompson stars as Barb, a widowed loner living in the Minnesota wilderness. As Barb prepares to scatter her husband's ashes on a remote lake, she stumbles upon a young woman being held captive in a nearby cabin. Determined to intervene, Barb sets out to uncover the identity of the captor and free the woman, despite her own emotional turmoil.
The film alternates between Barb's present-day efforts to rescue the captive and flashbacks to her life with her late husband. These glimpses into Barb's past marriage provide a poignant counterpoint to the tense, icy thriller unfolding in the wilderness. Judy Greer also delivers a standout performance as the wife of the mysterious captor.
