“Beneath Us” (*** out of four) was a disturbing psychodrama about several undocumented workers and illegal immigrants (Rigo Sanchez, Josue Aguirre, and others) who are lured by a wealthy nutjob (Lynn Collins) to help rebuild her home but she then subsequently traps and tortures them until one of them turns the tables on her and her equally lunatic husband (James Tupper) and tries to expose her and escape. Lurid story takes a little while getting going but emerges a grabber, with skillful moments of shock and interesting social commentary and very well-directed by Max Pachman. Connie Smith’s “My Little Corner Of The World” is used to great effect in film.

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