Wired Shut
Wired Shut is a 2021 Canadian horror thriller film directed by Alexander Sharp, starring Blake Stadel, Natalie Sharp and Behtash Fazlali. Plot

Divorced writer Reed Rodney, who has recently had his jaw wired shut to recover from an accident, is visited by his estranged daughter Em. Reed is struggling working on a new book. Em argues with her father revealing he had numerous affairs and violently assaulted her mother, leading to the divorce. One night Em's boyfriend Preston sneaks in the house. Em and Preston planned to steal the money in Reed's safe after drugging him but Em was not able to coerce Reed to take the medication. As the pair search the house for Reed, Em discovers an unfinished letter Reed has written her confessing he is sorry for her tumultuous childhood. Peyton, using a gun which was not part of the plan, zip ties Reed and Em to get the safe combination from him. Reed relents after Em is threatened and Peyton reveals dating her was an opportunity to make a lot of money. Peyton takes Em upstairs to open the safe and Reed escapes and retrieves his handgun from a safe. Peyton returns with Em and Reed shoots him and the pair escapes to the basement. The badly wounded Peyton beats Reed and declares he will kill Em in front of him. Reed breaks his jaw to yell and as Peyton mocks him, Em grabs a zip tie and cinches it shut around Peyton's throat and he suffocates to death. The next morning Em says she found the letter and while she cannot forgive him she is willing to reforge a new relationship going forward. In response Reed hands her his novella with a dedication saying he realized he could not say anything to heal the past but hopes the present can become something better. Em cries and the film ends. Cast
 Blake Stadel as Reed Rodney
 Natalie Sharp as Em
 Behtash Fazlali as Preston

Release
The film was released on 30 November 2021 via digital and VOD and on DVD on 25 January 2022. Reception
Robin Pierce of Starburst rated the film 3 stars out of 5. Michael Pementel of Bloody Disgusting gave the film a score of 3 out of 5, writing, "Compared to a lot of other films in the subgenre, Wired Shut proves to be an effective home invasion thriller with heart." References

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2021 films
Canadian horror thriller films
2021 horror thriller films
2020s Canadian films