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A woman wakes up in a basement with broken legs, captive until she loves her kidnapper.
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Ruby wakes from a bad dream into a real life nightmare. She's trapped in a basement, her legs are broken and she can't remember who she is or how she got there. Her kidnapper, Tom, tells her she will remain captive until she falls in love with him. Ruby is focused on trying to escape until Tom starts helping her to remember her past, then she begins to question everything.
"The premise of 'Hippopotamus' is excellent. Drawing from the source of 'Cloverfield Street 10', the movie tells the story of a girl (Ingvild Deila) who wakes up in a strange room. Soon, a man (Stuart Mortimer) appears and says: "you have been kidnapped, your legs are broken. You will only leave this place when you love me". From there, first-time director Edward A. Palmer delves into a plot of fear, paranoia and trust. Who is this man? Is he telling the truth? What did he mean? It's a movie that holds the viewer's attention and walks through twisted narratives, giving the feeling that it would work better as a short than as a feature film. However, fans of the good old suspense will find here an interesting freshness in the young and creative mind of Edward A. Palmer who fulfills what the genre requires: makes the viewer put himself in the shoes of the characters and think how he would deal with the situation? And I advance: do not believe that the movie will follow easy paths or decisions. Everything here is intricate and dynamic."