Echo (2007)

Director
Anders Morgenthaler

Main cast
Kim Bodnia; Villads Milthers Fritsche; Stine Fischer Christensen; Peter Stormare; Lucas Munk Billing

Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Description
A divorced policeman loses custody of his young son, only to kidnap his boy and retreat to a remote cottage, where his plan soon turns into a nightmare.


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