Making a B-movie means not having enough budget for a film, location and personnel, but that doesn't mean it's bad. The small budget of course limits the spectrum of where you can shoot and film. In addition, you can't get stars like Bruce Willis (Knalltüte) because you don't want to risk him burning down the beautiful Waldhaus (house in the woods),just because he was offered 49 Million instead of 50.
But now to the film....
It's a very interesting Stockholm Syndrome psychological thriller that keeps the audience interested until the end and the ending is absolutely unexpected. Moreover, the actors are very good, mainly father and "daughter". A film with only six actors, a house in the woods and a somewhat confusing script (but that's what mystery is all about).
Only 30 years ago, a Hollywood director and producer would have risked making something like this, but today? No, of course not. The people need bread and games, and Hollywood shamelessly exploits this situation by shooting far simpler, dumber and shallower scripts, but with lots of action, blood and naked torsos. ;)
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