🚪 Shut In (2022) — Trapped Inside. Hunted From Within. 🕯️🔒👶

Redemption isn’t given — it’s fought for, in the dark.

Shut In (2022) is a taut, nerve-fraying thriller that unfolds entirely within the decaying walls of a rural farmhouse — a modern chamber piece where motherhood, addiction, and redemption collide under pressure. With the tension of a home invasion and the intimacy of a confessional, the film turns confinement into crucible, testing not just survival, but the soul.

Jessica, a young single mother battling her past demons, is cleaning out her late grandmother’s home in preparation for a new start. But when her abusive ex traps her inside the pantry and nails the door shut, she is forced to fight her way back to her children — who are still inside the house, now exposed to something darker than neglect.

As hours turn to days, Jessica must use every ounce of wit and willpower to survive. Starving, freezing, and bruised, she scrapes through walls, crafts makeshift tools, and records video messages to her children — prayers for rescue or legacy. But beyond the thin walls, her ex returns. And he’s not alone.

What elevates Shut In is not just the physical peril, but the emotional one. It’s about confronting addiction not as metaphor but as monster, about reclaiming motherhood through blood and grit. Filmed with brutal minimalism and anchored by a raw, unflinching performance, the film grips like a locked door — and doesn’t let go until you’re gasping for air.

It’s not about how she got in. It’s about how far she’ll go to get out — and what waits on the other side of that door.