A cult/hostage thriller about two kidnappers and their captive, who are forced to play a bizarre family game. The film opens with a young woman being chased by a pickup truck and is later kidnapped by the two people inside, who are wearing gas masks. The movie is shot on 16mm film and has long takes, giving it a sense of mystery.

The kidnappers self-identify as Father and Mother and their captive is called Daughter. Father chains Daughter up in his garage and explains to her that his son needs a sibling for two years, and she must fulfill her familial obligations. Mother reassures Daughter in Vietnamese, and their early conversation helps to establish the film's unsettling mood.

Father establishes generic expectations and ground rules and tells his son that the world outside is sick. Mother encourages Daughter to go along to get along, and Son tries to please Father. Daughter and Son collaborate on a play for his birthday, which creates a strange contest of wills.

The film pays increasing attention to Daughter's attempts to influence her surrogate Brother through their play. The cast does well, with Ngô standing out, especially in scenes with Dinh's Mother. Van Dien takes on the most thankless role and does well as a rage case nutball.

The film has some promise, and Dinh and Ngo are probably the two best reasons to watch. However, spending so much time with Father can be a bit like being trapped on a road trip with a driver who monologues breathlessly. The ending is bitter and unsatisfying, making "Daughter" a long runway to a steep cliff.

It's a decent film which provides enough tension to keep you interested. Personally, I would have preferred more depth and back story. I don't normally say this, but the film could have benefited from being an extra 20-30 minutes longer.

There are whispers of interesting sub-plots which don't ever get off the ground. This film in part, has a bit of an identity crisis as it doesn't know whether it is a thriller, drama or even an art house film at times. It results in a memorable yet underwhelming film.

I still enjoyed watching this film but am ultimately left disappointed with the wasted potential this great story could have been.

I rented Daughter because it sounded like something different which I have to say it was. Casper Van Dien plays father but is barely recognizable in this. There is father, mother, son and replaceable daughters because they keep escaping and get murdered. Then they find a new daughter and kidnap her. They are forced to live in their new family unit listening to father's strange pseudo-cultish ramblings. It soon becomes evident that something is wrong in this family and that something even darker is afoot. Why does mother tolerate this situation or is she part of it? Why do they need the daughter? What's up with the seemingly placid son? And obviously what is wrong with father? The answers lie somewhere in this intriguing if quite odd horror movie.