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RUNTIME
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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Containment
"No water. No power. No explanation. No escape."
2015 1h 17m EN
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ThrillerHorrorScience Fiction
Synopsis
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Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
“No water. No power. No explanation. No escape.”
Cast
Louise Brealey
Sally
Lee Ross
Mark
Sheila Reid
Enid
Pippa Nixon
Hazel
Claire Greasley
Angry Resident
Andrew Leung
Sergei
Billy Postlethwaite
Aiden
Hannah Chalmers
Sinead
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Neil Mcenery-West
- Writers
- David Lemon, Neil Mcenery-West
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Neil Mcenery-West, shot by Arthur Mulhern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Arttu Salmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Louise Brealey and Lee Ross and Sheila Reid carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "No water. No power. No explanation. No escape.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3561236 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Neil Mcenery-West directs. Arthur Mulhern behind the camera. Arttu Salmi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Directed by Neil Mcenery-West, shot by Arthur Mulhern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Arttu Salmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Louise Brealey and Lee Ross and Sheila Reid carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "No water. No power. No explanation. No escape.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt3561236 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Arthur Mulhern
- Editing
- Arttu Salmi
- Production design
- Eléonore Cremonese
- Costume design
- Julie Elgar
- Makeup / hair
- Kamila Siemiatkowska
- Sound
- James Feltham
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Neil Mcenery-West
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- BR
Bright Cold Day Films
- PA
Patchwork Productions
- BA
Bandoola Productions
GB
Key crew
- Still PhotographerMarc Hankins
- Art DirectionSteven Granger
- MusicGraham Hadfield
- Script SupervisorBhairavi Patel
- Makeup ArtistKamila Siemiatkowska
- ProducerPete Smyth
- GafferKilian Drury
- Second Unit CinematographerBen Hecking
- EditorArttu Salmi
- CastingLucy Jenkins
- CastingSooki McShane
- Sound RecordistLewis Clark
- Sound Effects EditorJakov Munižaba
- Makeup ArtistGigi Collins
- Still PhotographerLenka Rayn H.
- Still PhotographerChris Carr
- Supervising Sound EditorNikola Medić
- ProducerChristine Hartland
- Production DesignEléonore Cremonese
- Still PhotographerAngus Young
- Makeup ArtistAnnie Tagge
- FoleyGareth Rhys Jones
- Costume DesignJulie Elgar
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJames Feltham
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-08-01R
Also known as
International titles
- InfectedGB
- 屍疫禁區TW
- ConfinamientoMX
