Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race agains... Read allPaul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
- Awards
- 16 wins & 33 nominations
José Luis García-Pérez
- Jabir
- (voice)
Robert Paterson
- Dan Brenner
- (voice)
Samantha Mathis
- Linda Conroy
- (voice)
Ivana Miño
- Pamela Lutti
- (voice)
Warner Loughlin
- Maryanne Conroy
- (voice)
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Kali Rocha
- 911 Operator
- (voice)
Cade Dundish
- Shane Conroy
- (voice)
Mary Birdsong
- 411 Female Operator
- (voice)
- (as Mary Songbird)
Kirk Baily
- 411 Male Operator
- (voice)
Anne Lockhart
- CRT Operator
- (voice)
Juan Hidalgo
- Kidnapper
- (voice)
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- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaRyan Reynolds stated that he suffered from claustrophobia towards the end of filming (much like the character he is playing). This was mainly due to the fact the coffin he was in was gradually filled with more and more sand as filming went on. He describes the last day of shooting as "unlike anything I experienced in my life, and I never ever want to experience that again."
- GoofsThe phone in close ups is shown to have multiple bars for the battery life. However, from a distance, the phone is shown to have one battery bar that just slowly decreases as a whole. It's actually 2 different phones he uses.
- Crazy creditsAfter the end credits, we're shown a shot of the top of the inside of the coffin, the camera panning down slightly, but it stops soon after. So, the ending remains the same.
- SoundtracksIn the Lap of the Mountain
Written by Rodrigo Cortés and Víctor Reyes
Performed by Garrett Wall & The Breath-No-Breathers
Guitars and Banjo: Diego García
Drums: David Hyman
Bass: Francisco López
Featured review
Minimalist yet highly original, intriguing and tension-filled
Paul Conroy (played by Ryan Reynolds) awakes to find himself in a wooden box, buried underground. He is a civilian contractor and truck-driver in Iraq. His convoy was ambushed and he was taken captive and buried alive. He has a limited amount of air, giving him a limited time to find a way out. All he has to aid him in this task is his cigarette lighter, a torch, a mobile phone and his will to live.
Minimalist yet highly original, intriguing and tension-filled.
Probably the most minimalist movie ever made. The entire movie is filmed inside a wooden box, a wooden box with one occupant (well, one human occupant...). One actor - Ryan Reynolds - has 100% of the screen time, though there are voices of other actors involved.
Incredibly engrossing and tension-filled. Until the very last moment you don't know how things are going to work out. Director Rodrigo Cortes and writer Chris Sparling keep you on tenterhooks throughout, teasing you with thoughts of one survival option being more likely than the other.
Shows you don't need a big budget to make a great movie.
Minimalist yet highly original, intriguing and tension-filled.
Probably the most minimalist movie ever made. The entire movie is filmed inside a wooden box, a wooden box with one occupant (well, one human occupant...). One actor - Ryan Reynolds - has 100% of the screen time, though there are voices of other actors involved.
Incredibly engrossing and tension-filled. Until the very last moment you don't know how things are going to work out. Director Rodrigo Cortes and writer Chris Sparling keep you on tenterhooks throughout, teasing you with thoughts of one survival option being more likely than the other.
Shows you don't need a big budget to make a great movie.
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,044,143
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $100,268
- Sep 26, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $19,439,764
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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