Truth or Dare

Truth or Dare

Year: 2013

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: German

Horror

A group of college friends achieve online fame by creating "Truth or Dare" videos, but their popularity takes a dark turn when their most dedicated fan begins imposing his own dangerous version of the game. What starts as a playful challenge escalates into a terrifying ordeal as the friends find themselves targeted by a stalker with sinister intentions, blurring the lines between online persona and real-life consequences.

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1

Halloween party opens

At an end-of-term Halloween house party, Felix arrives alone while a group of friends gathers. He watches Gemma from a distance, catching Luke's eye and setting a troubled tone for the night. Luke provides Felix with cocaine and pushes him to talk to Gemma, aware that it will have consequences.

Halloween night End-of-term Halloween party, party house
2

Felix asks Gemma out; tension grows

Felix asks Gemma out, but she declines politely. Chris taunts Felix and punches him, escalating the tension among the group. Gemma dumps Chris and goes to comfort Felix, deepening the connection between the two.

Halloween night Party house
3

Invitation and arrival at the hidden world

Months after Christmas, the five friends receive an invitation to Felix's surprise birthday party. They drive to Felix's mansion and eventually make their way to a secluded forest shack behind the estate. There, they meet Justin, Felix's elder brother and a hardened veteran who immediately makes his presence felt.

Months after Christmas holidays Felix's mansion and forest shack
4

Justin reveals Felix's suicide and the postcard

Justin reveals that Felix hanged himself the night after the Halloween party, and that a postcard reading 'Truth or Dare, bitch!' fueled his despair. He asserts that no one can leave until they uncover who wrote the postcard, arguing that uncovering the truth will redeem the family’s honor. The revelation sets a vengeful tone for a deadly game.

Night Shack
5

The Acid Test begins

The Acid Test begins as Justin forces the group to participate in a gruesome version of truth or dare. Gemma is fed through a tube connected to two jars—one containing water and one acid—and Chris is ordered to choose first, picking the water jar. Justin then swaps the jars and makes Paul choose; Paul drinks the acid and Chris chokes to death on his own blood.

Night Shack
6

Gemma escapes the shack

Gemma takes advantage of a distraction and loosens her binds, escaping through the back window into the woods. She runs toward help as the night tightens around the shack.

Night Shack
7

Jonesy intrudes; Luke shoots him

Jonesy, Luke's drug-dealer friend, appears at the shack door and refuses to leave. Justin breaks Jonesy's arm and pressures Luke to shoot him; Luke fires, killing Jonesy, while Gemma's escape continues in the background.

Night Shack
8

Gemma reaches the mansion; finds Felix alive but paralyzed

Gemma reaches Felix's mansion seeking help and discovers him alive but bed-ridden. Woodbridge the groundsman confronts her, revealing that he found Felix hanged and has been caring for him since his deathly collapse. A tense confrontation leaves Woodbridge fatally wounded.

Night Felix's mansion
9

Justin arrives and kills Gemma

Justin arrives at the mansion and murders Gemma, breaking her neck in front of Felix and taunting his brother with the grisly scene. The brutal act underscores the ruthlessness fueling his mission for 'justice'.

Night Felix's mansion
10

Luke's betrayal and death

Back at the shack, Luke insists on staying loyal and reveals he sent the incriminating postcard. Eleanor bites off Luke's finger, sending him reeling, and he fatally impales himself on a nearby tool.

Night Shack
11

Escape attempt and final showdown

Paul and Eleanor free themselves and attempt to escape. Justin returns with Felix in a wheelchair, and a brutal fight erupts: Eleanor shoots Justin and smashes a jar of battery acid over his head.

Night Shack
12

The truth, grenade, and explosion

Eleanor reveals the true motive behind Felix's suicide was blackmail over a sexual incident involving Felix and Paul; she gives Felix a grenade and escapes with Paul. The house then explodes, killing both Felix and Justin.

Night Felix's mansion/house

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