P2
A buxom businesswoman awakens to discover she's chained to a chair and held captive by a demented obsessed security guard in the parking garage of the office building where she works. Dazed and confused and swimming in dizziness the groggy vixen tries to shake off the Chloroform he clocked her with and become herself again. But when the guard suddenly unchains her he thrusts the still drugged beauty into a game of cat and mouse. Stripped of her business suit and reclad braless in a backless halter dress the stumbling executive must escape her crazy captor and parking level P2 or receive a deep whiff of Chloroform that stops her dead in her tracks and knocks the voluptuous bombshell flat on her bare back! Will the buxom beauty escape or become a slave to his chloroformed into unco
Despite its modest budget of $3.5M, P2 became a box office success, earning $7.8M worldwide—a 122% return.
Plot Structure
Story beats plotted across runtime
Narrative Arc
Emotional journey through the story's key moments
Story Circle
Blueprint 15-beat structure
Arcplot Score Breakdown
Weighted: Precision (70%) + Arc (15%) + Theme (15%)
P2 (2007) showcases deliberately positioned dramatic framework, characteristic of Franck Khalfoun's storytelling approach. This structural analysis examines how the film's 13-point plot structure maps to proven narrative frameworks across 1 hour and 38 minutes. With an Arcplot score of 7.2, the film balances conventional beats with creative variation.
Structural Analysis
The Status Quo at 1 minutes (1% through the runtime) establishes Angela works late on Christmas Eve at her corporate job, missing her family dinner. She's the last one in the office, prioritizing career over personal life.. The analysis reveals that this early placement immediately immerses viewers in the story world.
The inciting incident occurs at 11 minutes when Angela's car won't start. She's trapped in the deserted parking garage on Christmas Eve with no way to leave and no one around to help.. At 12% through the film, this Disruption aligns precisely with traditional story structure. This beat shifts the emotional landscape, launching the protagonist into the central conflict.
The First Threshold at 24 minutes marks the transition into Act II, occurring at 24% of the runtime. This reveals the protagonist's commitment to Angela is attacked and drugged by Thomas. She wakes up chained in Thomas's office, forced into a dinner with him. She's now a prisoner fighting for survival., moving from reaction to action.
At 49 minutes, the Midpoint arrives at 50% of the runtime—precisely centered, creating perfect narrative symmetry. Significantly, this crucial beat Thomas kills a potential rescuer in front of Angela. The stakes escalate - this isn't just captivity, it's life or death. Any hope of reasoning with Thomas or outside help is shattered., fundamentally raising what's at risk. The emotional intensity shifts, dividing the narrative into clear before-and-after phases.
The Collapse moment at 73 minutes (74% through) represents the emotional nadir. Here, Angela is recaptured after a brutal chase and fight. She's injured, exhausted, and seemingly broken. Thomas has her completely at his mercy in the depths of the garage., demonstrates the protagonist at their lowest point. This beat's placement in the final quarter sets up the climactic reversal.
The Synthesis at 78 minutes initiates the final act resolution at 80% of the runtime. The final confrontation. Angela fights Thomas with savage determination, using his own traps against him. She ultimately defeats him through resourcefulness and sheer will to survive, escaping the parking garage., demonstrating the transformation achieved throughout the journey.
Emotional Journey
P2's emotional architecture traces a deliberate progression across 13 carefully calibrated beats.
Narrative Framework
This structural analysis employs systematic plot point analysis that identifies crucial turning points. By mapping P2 against these established plot points, we can identify how Franck Khalfoun utilizes or subverts traditional narrative conventions. The plot point approach reveals not only adherence to structural principles but also creative choices that distinguish P2 within the crime genre.
Franck Khalfoun's Structural Approach
Among the 2 Franck Khalfoun films analyzed on Arcplot, the average structural score is 7.2, reflecting strong command of classical structure. P2 represents one of the director's most structurally precise works. For comparative analysis, explore the complete Franck Khalfoun filmography.
Comparative Analysis
Additional crime films include The Bad Guys, Batman Forever and 12 Rounds. For more Franck Khalfoun analyses, see Amityville: The Awakening.
Plot Points by Act
Act I
SetupStatus Quo
Angela works late on Christmas Eve at her corporate job, missing her family dinner. She's the last one in the office, prioritizing career over personal life.
Theme
A colleague warns Angela about working too hard and missing what matters. The theme of isolation versus connection and the danger of being alone is introduced.
Worldbuilding
Angela finishes work and heads to the P2 parking level. The building empties out. We meet Thomas, the friendly security guard who watches her on monitors. The garage is vast, empty, and increasingly ominous.
Disruption
Angela's car won't start. She's trapped in the deserted parking garage on Christmas Eve with no way to leave and no one around to help.
Resistance
Angela tries to get help, encounters Thomas who seems helpful at first. She attempts to call for a cab, find another way out. Thomas offers dinner, which she declines. Growing unease as she realizes she's truly alone with him.
Act II
ConfrontationFirst Threshold
Angela is attacked and drugged by Thomas. She wakes up chained in Thomas's office, forced into a dinner with him. She's now a prisoner fighting for survival.
Mirror World
Thomas reveals his obsession with Angela, his twisted desire for connection. He's the dark mirror of her isolation - while she chose loneliness through work, he's been forced into it, creating a warped fantasy of companionship.
Premise
The cat-and-mouse game begins. Angela attempts to escape, faces Thomas's violent reactions. She witnesses his brutality toward others. Each escape attempt fails but she learns the garage's layout and Thomas's patterns.
Midpoint
Thomas kills a potential rescuer in front of Angela. The stakes escalate - this isn't just captivity, it's life or death. Any hope of reasoning with Thomas or outside help is shattered.
Opposition
Thomas becomes more unstable and violent. Angela's escape attempts grow more desperate. He attacks her, pursues her through the garage. She fights back but he has all the advantages - knowledge of the space, weapons, and control.
Collapse
Angela is recaptured after a brutal chase and fight. She's injured, exhausted, and seemingly broken. Thomas has her completely at his mercy in the depths of the garage.
Crisis
Angela faces her darkest moment, seemingly defeated. But in this crisis, she finds her will to survive. She stops running and decides to fight back with everything she has.
Act III
ResolutionSynthesis
The final confrontation. Angela fights Thomas with savage determination, using his own traps against him. She ultimately defeats him through resourcefulness and sheer will to survive, escaping the parking garage.