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)
- …
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)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- 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."
- GoofsDuring the scene when Dan Brenner asks Paul Conroy how much battery life the mobile phone has remaining, Paul pulls the mobile phone away from his face and reveals that he is holding the phone upside down against his face, with the microphone and keyboard at his ear, and with the screen and speaker towards his mouth. After reporting battery life to Dan, Paul proceeds to hold the upside-down phone back to his ear with incorrect top/bottom orientation.
- 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
Simple story, excellent camera tricks
It's a bit hard to review this special movie. You can't go into special effects because there were non. You can't say anything about the cast because it's just one person you see. And the set is simple too, just a coffin. Yes, indeed, it all takes place in a coffin. So that's already tricky to watch because I know a lot of people who didn't liked it because there was nothing to see or watch and I must agree with them. It takes indeed almost an hour before the suspense comes in. The first hour you will learn everything about the character, perfectly played by Ryan Reynolds. But it's all done on phone. Of course, being buried you can't do anything else than phone but for me it was a bit too long, an hour as I said. But from then on it goes faster and things go from worse to terribly wrong. The ending was a surprise for me. I won't spoil it just watch it. Still, I won't state it as a horror either a suspense or thriller. But you have to experience the coffin setting to sit it through. Simple story, excellent camera tricks.
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- trashgang
- Mar 6, 2011
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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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