Plot
Unable to afford to repair his van, Eddie Barrish cannot pick up his daughter, Sarah, from school. Desperate, he steals a mechanic’s wallet and buys lottery tickets, makes fruitless calls to borrow money, and searches for unattended cars to rob. Apologizing to Sarah over the phone, he comes across an unlocked Dolus luxury SUV. He enters the car and searches for valuables to steal, but when he tries to leave, the vehicle locks itself, trapping him inside. In the trunk he discovers both a lug wrench and a jack, but in his panic, he only grabs the lug wrench, never considering that the jack could help him escape, and he slams the wrench against the interior as he tries to frantically batter his way free. In the chaos, his arm strikes the left rear door frame and he bleeds from a painful cut. The car receives a call, which Eddie ignores as he struggles to escape and bleeds from his wound. Finally, he answers the incoming call from William, the car’s owner, and is shocked by tasers built into the seats. Watching Eddie through hidden cameras, William explains that he had the Dolus built as an elaborate trap after six previous break-ins. Taking out his gun, Eddie shoots at the bulletproof glass, but the shot ricochets into his leg. The car is too darkly tinted and soundproofed for passersby to notice him. Demanding conversation, William reveals he is a wealthy doctor, but a badly bleeding Eddie passes out. Night falls, and Eddie awakens to find his wounds treated, yet he is still locked inside. The following day, the foul mouthed Eddie refuses to listen as William talks about his own daughter Emma, and torments him with shocks, freezing air conditioning, and yodeling music. By nightfall Eddie apologizes for cursing, and William relents calling from the balcony of his nearby condo. With terminal cancer, William has taken it upon himself to deliver his own justice. He offers to let Eddie go if he can prove that breaking into the Dolus is his first offense, then subjects him to punishing heat. Starving and dehydrated, Eddie surrenders his personal information. William turns off the heat and directs him to a bottle of water. Scratching off his last lottery ticket, Eddie discovers he has won the money he needs. He apologizes sincerely, and William rewards him with a cookie hidden in the glovebox. Eddie realizes he can access the car’s electrical system below the glovebox, which the cameras cannot see, and begins probing for loose circuits with his foot. The following day a delirious Eddie resorts to drinking his own urine. That night he thinks he’s managed to start the car, but William reveals he is piloting the Dolus remotely, sending Eddie careening through the city. Interrupting a pair of muggers, William ignores Eddie’s pleas and crushes them to death with the SUV. The high speed joyride ends when an abrupt stop knocks Eddie unconscious. Awakening the next day, Eddie learns that William used his information to track down Sarah. Helpless, he watches William attempt to run her over on her way home from school. Threatening to shoot himself and end William’s game, Eddie pulls the trigger only to discover the gun is unloaded. Sarah is spared, but Eddie smashes the car’s cameras and dashboard display, sending his daughter a farewell message. William arrives to complete Eddie’s punishment, forces him to cuff himself, and reloads the gun. Allowing Eddie to smoke a final joint, William drives them out of the city to kill him and dispose of his body. He reveals that Emma was killed during a robbery, fueling his plan. Eddie succeeds in disconnecting the car’s power. As the SUV tumbles off the road, the gun goes off and William is shot. Eddie frees himself and attacks William just as a call from Sarah comes through. Promising to pick her up, Eddie begs William to unlock the car which is now catching fire but William dies before he can comply. Breaking through the smashed rear windshield, Eddie is rescued by a passing driver. He returns to the auto shop with his lottery winnings, but when the van still won’t be repaired in time, he buys a bike for Sarah and rides it to school, reuniting with his daughter.Cast
*Production
The film is a remake of the Argentine action thriller '' 4X4'' for ZQ Entertainment and Raimi Productions with David Yarovesky as director and Ara Keshishian and Petr Jákl producing under their ZQ Entertainment banner, withRelease
The film was shown to accredited buyers in the Industry Selects program at theReception
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* '' Captured''References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Locked (film) 2025 action thriller films 2025 crime action films 2025 crime thriller films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films American action thriller films American crime action films American crime thriller films American remakes of Argentine films English-language action thriller films English-language crime action films English-language crime thriller films Films directed by David Yarovesky Films produced by Sam Raimi Films scored by Timothy Williams (composer) Films shot in Vancouver