♪ (TRIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS) ♪
I was drawn to Maddy
as a character because I knew
she would pull me out
of my comfort zone.
I think Maddy's
always been confident.
Like when she was a little girl,
she was winning pageant
after pageant.
So, I think her confidence is
something that she's always had.
 Like I think Maddy definitely
 runs Nate.
She definitely gets
what she wants out of him,
but in those moments where
he gets angry and violent
and dark, she just...
she's so weak,
and I think she's in pain.
She's in a toxic,
abusive relationship.
RUE BENNETT: It wasn't
 the violence that scared her.
 It was the fact that she knew
 no matter what he did,
 she'd still love him.
She thinks that what Nate
provides for her
and does for her
is 100 times better
than what she's seen her dad do.
Growing up
in a dysfunctional home,
you can end up
in those relationships
because they either seem normal
to you,
or they seem better
than what you've seen at home.
Maddy will do anything
in her power
not to end up like her parents.
She doesn't want that life,
so she's-- she's trying to find
a way out in any way she can
and I think...
that's where the relationship
with Nate comes in.
I think she likes the idea
of it.
So even though
he's hurting her, she just--
she thinks it's better than
what she's grown up watching.
Just saying love
is a million things!
Sometimes, it feels good.
Sometimes, it doesn't.
MOTHER: Trust me when I tell you
 that the person that did this
 doesn't love you.
I think Maddy feels like
everyone's against her,
and no one understands them.
It feels like the lowest point
of her life,
and even then, she's--
she's still rooting for Nate.
She wants him to figure out
a plan.
She wants him to be okay.
She really feels like
they have this special bond,
 but it's-- you know,
it's a dysfunctional young love.
♪ (SOMBER ELECTRONIC MUSIC
PLAYS) ♪
Working with Jacob
was incredible.
I couldn't have asked
for a better scene partner.
Those scenes are really intense,
and you know, it is--
it's acting, but it's physical
and you know,
you're pouring all
of your emotion into this.
I think Maddy's searching for
any bit of love,
any bit of hope.
I think we want love sometimes
so bad,
we stay in these relationships
even when we know
they aren't right.
But she doesn't want to admit
that to herself.
She just wants everybody
to leave her alone,
and she wants it to just be her
and Nate.
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
