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Containment

2015 · 77 min

A claustrophobic, tense siege that traps you with its characters and slowly tightens the screws.

Directed by: Neil Mcenery-West
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, Sheila Reid

Tagline: No water. No power. No explanation. No escape.
Overview: 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?

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Directed by: Neil Mcenery-West
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, Sheila Reid

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
conspiracy
freedom
fate
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, horror, science fiction
Directed by: Neil Mcenery-West
Written by: David Lemon
Starring: Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, Sheila Reid, Pippa Nixon, Claire Greasley, Andrew Leung, Billy Postlethwaite, Hannah Chalmers
Cinematography: Arthur Mulhern
Runtime: 77 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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