The Girl in the Trunk: A Claustrophobic Thriller with a Familiar Feel

The Girl in the Trunk is a new claustrophobic thriller made with a low budget and a lot of passion. Despite its familiar plot, the film’s heart and dedication shine through.

A tense moment in The Girl in the Trunk

The film is made by Danish filmmakers, but it’s shot to look like it’s set in Texas, and it’s entirely in English. This should be a huge advantage, especially since the plot is very similar to the German movie Trunk, already released on Prime Video earlier this year.

Caspar Phillipson shines as the kidnapper

The antihero protagonist, Manda, wakes up inside a trunk. She’s been kidnapped and is now entrapped in the enclosed space of a speeding car’s trunk. She has a phone with her and can try to reach out for help. However, she’s not entirely ready to do that at first, due to her own backstory.

Manda’s desperate situation

The characters in The Girl in the Trunk are morally gray, which is something I appreciate in movies, especially in Spanish and South Korean productions.

The Girl in the Trunk is not a remake of Trunk, but it will feel familiar if you’ve watched Trunk. In both cases, a female protagonist is trapped inside a trunk while communicating with the driver/kidnapper and people on the outside who she needs help from.

Katharina Sporrer shines as Manda

Caspar Phillipson is brilliant as the kidnapper, and Katharina Sporrer does a great job of making us root for Manda. The film’s writer and director, Jonas Kvist Jensen, deserves applause for his passion and dedication to making this movie.

Jonas Kvist Jensen’s passion project

The Girl in the Trunk is a solid movie, and while it’s not a masterpiece, it’s a great effort from a filmmaker who went all-in on his dreams. With more support, who knows what Jonas Kvist Jensen could create next?

The Girl in the Trunk is out now on Digital

The Girl in the Trunk is out now on Digital in the USA & Canada and UK & Ireland. Give it a watch and support independent filmmaking.