Blackout (2007/II)

Director:

Rigoberto Castañeda

Writer:

Ed Dougherty (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 May 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Hope is not on the way

Plot:

Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare. |

Plot Keywords:

Elevator | Broken Elevator | Escape From Home | Packing | Photograph

Cast

Amber Tamblyn	...	Claudia
Aidan Gillen	...	Karl
Armie Hammer	...	Tommy
Katie Stuart	...	Francesca
Eloisa Bennetts	...	Nikky
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Arnold	...	Homeless man
Claudia Bassols	...	Pretty Woman
Peggy Batchelor	...	Allison
Leslie Charles
Kate Jennings Grant	...	Sister-in-law
Erin Guzowski	...	Karl's Wife
Luana Lauverski	...	Nurse
Jane Partridge	...	Chloe
Emma Prescott	...	Nikki Madox
Mabel Rivera	...	Claudia's Grandmother
Fiona Rycroft	...	Nurse
Andrew Tarbet	...	Doctor
Diana Van Proosdy	...	Lana

MPAA:

Rated R for sadistic bloody violence including a rape, nudity and language.

Runtime:

Germany:120 min (European Film Market) | 81 min (PAL DVD version) | USA:85 min (DVD release) | Argentina:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Chile:18 | Argentina:18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Morabito Picture Company

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: On Elizabeth's tombstone it says her last name is "Madox", but when we see her husband Karl in his car there's a closeup of his ID which says his last name is "Maddox".

Movie Connections:

References "The Golden Girls" (1985)

nice surprise

I always hunting for some horror all around the globe, now and then you find some trash sometimes you find some beauties. This movie was available for a few Euro's so I guessed I was buying some boring trash. Lucky me, it wasn't. First of all, it is a bit of a slow starter. You will learn to know three people. Nothing to do with each other only that they live in the same apartment. For no reason at all they wait for the elevator to bring them home. But the elevator brakes down with the three in it. Due a black out. What happens next is flashbacks of their live and the reason why they want to get out of the elevator as soon as possible. Why, watch the movie. You won't see coming what will happen. The performances are really well done especially the doctor. But is it a real horror flick. I don't think so, it's more suspense with a little horror twist in it. It never is gory but it contains blood and CGI. But the CGI never attracts the attention. There is also some nudity in it for you freaks out there. Overall the movie was a nice surprise to see, can't understand why some people say it was boring.