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A Prime Video thriller casts Gal Gadot as a London lawyer whose son is kidnapped during her morning run. She must keep moving and obey a caller's orders, including accessing court security to kill a witness, or her diabetic child dies. The tone is tense and relentless, built on psychological pressure more than gore. Main concerns are kidnapping stress, coercion, child peril and some strong language. Better suited to teens than younger kids.
Uplifting themes
A mother's love drives Maia's desperate rescue effort. The theme itself stays familiar and underdeveloped Maia shows determination and athletic skill while protecting her son. She is also forced into criminal acts, so the role-model picture is mixed
Story (may spoil tone)
Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obey every ruthless command, and trust no one-each second a test of how far a mother will go to save her child.
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Violence Maia has to kill a guarded witness within an hour while sprinting acros…
Maia has to kill a guarded witness within an hour while sprinting across London. She also dodges vehicles and faces dangerous urban obstacles along the way
Language Some strong language turns up during the chase, including the f-word, t…
Some strong language turns up during the chase, including the f-word, the s-word, g-word and b-word
Sex / nudity Suggestive lingerie photos appear on a phone
Suggestive lingerie photos appear on a phone
Drugs / alcohol A cocaine mention in a text and brief drunk references appear. The chil…
A cocaine mention in a text and brief drunk references appear. The child's medical threat is insulin-related, not recreational drug use
Frightening A real-time kidnapping with a one-hour deadline and a voice-only villai…
A real-time kidnapping with a one-hour deadline and a voice-only villain creates sustained psychological tension throughout
Child peril / abuse Eight-year-old Noah is abducted from school and held hostage. His diabe…
Eight-year-old Noah is abducted from school and held hostage. His diabetic condition adds medical peril on top of the one-hour deadline
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Maia is coerced into killing a witness. Murder of two women is also par…
Maia is coerced into killing a witness. Murder of two women is also part of the crime-boss case backstory
Dangerous behaviour Maia runs through traffic and avoids police help on the kidnapper's ord…
Maia runs through traffic and avoids police help on the kidnapper's orders. That framing can make obeying criminals to protect family look necessary
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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