Kidnapping Stella
Kidnapping Stella is a 2019 German thriller film directed and written by Thomas Sieben, and is a remake of the 2009 British thriller "The Disappearance of Alice Creed". The plot revolves around two men, Vic (Clemens Schick) and Tom (Max von der Groeben), who kidnap Stella (Jella Haase), and shows how she tries to escape the clutches of her two masked kidnappers. The film was released on Netflix on July 12, 2019. Plot. Two former convicts named Vic (Clemens Schick) and Tom (Max von der Groeben) kidnap Stella (Jella Haase), the estranged daughter of a wealthy businessman as  part of a get-rich scheme. It was then revealed that Tom is Stella's estranged boyfriend and that she is four months pregnant with their child. After kidnapping Stella, the two dress her in a red tracksuit, blindfold her, tie her to a bed, and imprison her in a soundproof room. To conceal their identities, Vic and Tom wear masks when interacting with her. Tom becomes disillusioned after Vic threatens to cut off Stella's fifth finger during a video broadcast to convince her father to pay the ransom. During her captivity, Stella discovers that Tom is one of  the kidnappers. During an escape attempt, she fires a pistol and manages to obtain one of their cellphones. Stella tries to call the police but is subdued by Tom, who is increasingly guilt ridden for hurting his ex girlfriend. Tom attempts to hide the bullet but Vic learns from Stella about Tom's failure to prevent her escape attempt. Under the pretext of collecting ransom from Stella's father, Vic lures Tom into a trap in the forest. Tom is wounded during a shootout but manages to escape. Vic later collects the ransom but decides to kill Stella at their  second hiding place, a boathouse. However, Tom returns to save Stella from Vic.tom however needed to apologize to stella but it was hard to apologize.stella was saved by the police and Tom pretended he was not part of the plan. But stella reported it. Release. It was released on July 12, 2019 on Netflix streaming. According to Netflix, over 18 million accounts watched Kidnapping Stella within the first week of release. Reception. Nafees Ahmed of the website "High on Films" awarded the film three out of five stars. While finding the story unimaginative and predictable, Ahmed praised "Kidnapping Stella" for  focusing on the organic character development between Tom and Stella while taking fault with the underdevelopment of Vic's character.