Pressure

"Hold your breath."

2015 1h 31m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 263

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Synopsis

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Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?

“Hold your breath.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Danny Huston
Engel
Matthew Goode
Mitchell
Joe Cole
Jones
Alan McKenna
Hurst
Ian Pirie
Karsen
Daisy Lowe
Emily Lou
Gemita Samarra
Lisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ron Scalpello
Writers: Louis Baxter, Paul Staheli, Alan McKenna
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ron Scalpello, shot by Richard Mott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Benjamin Wallfisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Johnny Rayner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Danny Huston and Matthew Goode and Joe Cole carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Hold your breath.".

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7 / 7

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IMDB entry: tt3029476 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ron Scalpello directs. Richard Mott behind the camera. Benjamin Wallfisch scores. Johnny Rayner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Ron Scalpello, shot by Richard Mott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Benjamin Wallfisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Johnny Rayner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Danny Huston and Matthew Goode and Joe Cole carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Hold your breath.".
7IMDB entry: tt3029476 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Mott
Original score: Benjamin Wallfisch
Editing: Johnny Rayner
Production design: Greg Shaw
Costume design: Lindsay Pugh
Makeup / hair: Jenna Wrage
VFX supervisor: William Rockall
Sound: Robert Ireland
Stunt coordinator: Nick Chopping
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $228,892
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Pressure (2015)

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Reno2016-08-18
★ 4/10
Trapped underwater in a pod and battling to the survive. I might be a little harsh with my rating on this, but I had my reasons. The film theme was not bad, pretty fresh, but the screenplay was not developed to its full potential. I know it is a low cost film with a limited cast, so I respect the production quality which really was better than what I expected, but the story was way simple and predictable. If it was a more edgy type, would have had best chance to impress the viewers, because there are lots people who take chances on small film like this. It's a 'trapped' concept. You can call it an opposite to 'Gravity'. I mean that story takes place above us and this one below the sea water. I did not anticipate to that level, because I knew it's limit, yet not very convincing. The other reason is there are lots of awesome B movies with innovative ideas I have seen where this film narrowly failed. This is a story of the diver's team who went to fix the damaged underwater pipeline gets trapped in a small pot after losing all the contact with their ship. So the team of four battles to survive in a hostile condition, especially the oxygen is their main concern till someone comes to rescue them. That's the story which reveals what happens to them in its 90 minute narration. The cast and crew's effort must be appreciated, because shooting some 30-40 per cent of the film underwater is really a tough job. At the beginning it looked promising, but later on it did not stay that way, especially the end was a kind of let down. It is a fictional tale, nothing like 'The 33', otherwise even for an ordinary story that inspired by a real event gets our sympathy. I don't think it is worth a watch, unless you got lots of spare time and want to pass it, then it would make a decent timepass film. 4/10

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