'Don't Breathe 2,' the Horror Sequel That Offers a Rapist an Undeserving Redemption Arc
'Don't Breathe 2' is a sequel that forgoes almost everything that made its predecessor good, and asks audiences to root for a rapist on top of that.

A criminal organisation called the Rats in the House of the Dead makes its existence known to the Armed Detective Agency. Little is known about it and its alleged leader, Fyodor Dostoevsky, but a downward spiral begins when the leaders of the Agency and the Port Mafia are infected with a virus named Cannibalism and are left gravely ill. With just 48 hours to save their leaders, a blood feud breaks out between the organisations of Yokohama.
'Don't Breathe 2' is a sequel that forgoes almost everything that made its predecessor good, and asks audiences to root for a rapist on top of that.
This 2016 winner of an Ophir Award for Best Film focuses on the forbidden romance of a young, Bedouin woman and the ramifications it has for her family, her identity, and her culture.
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.
On March 31st, International Trans Day of Visibility, following some COVID related delays, the trailer was finally dropped, and although Taylour Paige and Riley Keough look to impress as lead characters Zola and Stefani, a brief cameo from a queer icon was what convinced me I have to see this movie.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?