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.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ryan Reynolds | ... |
Paul Conroy
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| José Luis García-Pérez | ... |
Jabir (voice)
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Robert Paterson | ... |
Dan Brenner (voice)
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| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... |
Alan Davenport (voice)
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| Samantha Mathis | ... |
Linda Conroy (voice)
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| Ivana Miño | ... |
Pamela Lutti (voice)
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Warner Loughlin | ... |
Maryanne Conroy / Donna Mitchell / Rebecca Browning (voice)
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| Erik Palladino | ... |
Special Agent Harris (voice)
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| Kali Rocha | ... |
911 Operator (voice)
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| Chris William Martin | ... |
State Department Rep. (voice)
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Cade Dundish | ... |
Shane Conroy (voice)
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| Mary Birdsong | ... |
411 Female Operator (voice)
(as Mary Songbird)
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Kirk Baily | ... |
411 Male Operator (voice)
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| Anne Lockhart | ... |
CRT Operator (voice)
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| Robert Clotworthy | ... |
CRT Spokesman (voice)
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| Michalla Petersen | ... |
Nursing Home Nurse (voice)
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Juan Hidalgo | ... |
Kidnapper (voice)
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Abdelilah Ben Massou | ... |
Kidnapper (voice)
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Joe Guarneri | ... |
Additional Voice (voice)
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| Heath Centazzo | ... |
Additional Voice (voice)
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Devlet Bahceli | ... |
Additional Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Rodrigo Cortés | ||
Written by
| Chris Sparling | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Rodrigo Cortés | ... | executive producer |
| Tom Drumm | ... | associate producer |
| Adrián Guerra | ... | producer |
| Ken Hirsh | ... | co-producer |
| Oriol Maymó | ... | associate producer / line producer |
| Alejandro Miranda | ... | executive producer |
| Miki Nadal | ... | associate producer (as Miguel Nadal) |
| Víctor Reyes | ... | associate producer |
| Peter Safran | ... | producer |
Music by
| Víctor Reyes | ||
Cinematography by
| Eduard Grau | ||
Editing by
| Rodrigo Cortés | ||
Editorial Department
| Elena Araco | ... | scanning and film recording |
| Alberto Bernad | ... | assistant editor |
| Quique Cañadas | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Pico Díaz | ... | assistant editor |
| Victor Martos | ... | color grader |
| Laura Sánchez | ... | digital intermediate editor (as Laura Sanchez) |
| Marga Villalonga | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
Makeup Department
| Mónica Alarcón | ... | makeup artist (as Mónica Alarcón Virgili) |
Production Management
| Sandra Gutierrez | ... | unit manager |
| Mariano Liwski | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Sacha Soliman | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jorge Lareau | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Manel Martínez | ... | first assistant director |
| Nicolás Umpiérrez | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Carlos de la Sotilla | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Manuel Carrión | ... | foley artist |
| Alayn Crespo | ... | boom operator |
| Zack Davis | ... | adr supervisor |
| Jaime Fernández Salcedo | ... | dialogue editor |
| Urko Garai | ... | sound recordist |
| Brian Magrum | ... | adr mixer |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| James Muñoz | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Marc Orts | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ricardo Viñas | ... | dolby sound consultant |
Special Effects by
| Jorge Calvo | ... | main title sequence |
| Salvador Santana | ... | fire effects |
Visual Effects by
| Angelo Caruso | ... | digital titles |
| Dani Fornaguera | ... | visual effects artist |
| Javier García | ... | visual effects artist |
| Daniel López-Izquierdo | ... | digital compositor (as Dani Lopez) |
| David Martínez | ... | digital visual effects artist |
| Iván Valero | ... | digital visual effects artist |
| Àlex Villagrasa | ... | lead compositor / visual effects supervisor |
| Nicolas Zarza | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Maite Astiz | ... | second assistant camera |
| Oriol Busquets | ... | focus puller |
| Óscar Cano | ... | key grip |
| Roberto Escudero | ... | electrician |
| Pau Esteve Birba | ... | camera operator (as Pau Esteve) / director of photography: second unit (as Esteve Birba) / director of photography: second unit (as Pau Esteve) |
| Daniel Fernández Abelló | ... | electrician trainee (as Daniel Férnandez-Abelló) |
| Kevin González | ... | electrician |
| Froilán Lugilde | ... | gaffer |
| Marc Miró | ... | video assist |
| Pau Reig | ... | focus puller camera "b" |
| Ryan Roberts | ... | assistant camera |
| Ferran Serra | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Stephanie Corsalini | ... | additional casting |
| Luci Lenox | ... | casting: Spain |
Music Department
| Juanjo Aranda | ... | score mixing engineer (as Juan Jose Aranda) / score recordist (as Juan Jose Aranda) |
| Rodrigo Cortés | ... | music editor (as Gonzalo Giraldez) / music producer |
| Lenka Mrazkova Dudova | ... | orchestra coordinator (as Lenka Dukova) |
| Youssef El Husseini | ... | vocalist: muezzin |
| Pavel Giereth | ... | vocalist: boy soprano |
| Jan Holzner | ... | orchestra recording engineer |
| Adam Klemens | ... | conductor |
| Jon Mattox | ... | trailer music composer |
| David Mayoral | ... | musician: Arabian percussion |
| Dimitri Psonis | ... | musician: lyre and santur (as Dimitris Psonis) |
| Víctor Reyes | ... | keyboards / music producer / orchestrator / piano / synthesizer programmer |
| Sergey Saprichev | ... | musician: Arabian percussion |
| Haig Sarikouyoumdjian | ... | musician: duduk |
| Tania Vomatkova | ... | composer assistant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anna Vilà | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Jim Dobson | ... | publicist |
| Susana García Díez | ... | assistant to director |
| Luis Manuel González | ... | animal trainer: snake |
| Ferran Herranz | ... | distribution coordinator: Versus Entertainment |
| Marta Juls | ... | production assistant |
| Sonia Martínez | ... | production coordinator |
| Inés Massa | ... | assistant: Mr. Reynolds |
| Dovile Poskonyté | ... | cashier |
| Timothy Scott Ralston | ... | screening operations executive |
| Adam M. Stone | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Cat Stone | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Núria Valls | ... | production secretary |
| Warner Loughlin | ... | acting coach (uncredited) |
Thanks
| John August | ... | thanks |
| Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela | ... | thanks |
| Diane Farr | ... | thanks |
| Keya Khayatian | ... | thanks |
| Grégoire Melin | ... | thanks |
| Vanessa Saal | ... | thanks |
| Leonardo Sbaraglia | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Douglas Stuart Wilson | ... | thanks |
| Carlos Therón | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| José María Yazpik | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Audiovisual Aval SGR
- Avalis de Catalunya SGR
- Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)
- Icon Film Distribution (with the participation of)
- Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
- Junta de Castilla y León
- Kinology (with the participation of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Versus Entertainment
- The Safran Company (in association with)
- Dark Trick Films (in association with)
- Studio 37 (with the participation of)
Distributors
- Lionsgate Films (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- Icon Film Distribution (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Ascot Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Belga Films (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Energía Entusiasta (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Gaga (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Incognito Films (2010) (Latvia) (theatrical)
- Incognito Films (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Kinology / Studio 37 (2010) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Kinology (2010) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Rézo Films (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Company Nordic (2010) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland)
- Fundamental Films (2010) (China)
- Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia)
- Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil)
- Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2010) (Taiwan)
- Moviemax (2010) (Italy)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Finland)
- Studio 37 (2010) (Spain)
- Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2011) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2011) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal)
- Vicol Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- ProSieben (2013) (Germany) (tv)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Notorious Pictures (2020) (Italy) (video)
Special Effects
- Cube.bz (special effects)
- DDT Efectos Especiales (additional makeup effects)
Other Companies
- Audiovisual Aval SGR (funding)
- Avalis de Catalunya SGR (funding)
- Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC) (funding)
- Icon Film Distribution (funding)
- Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) (funding)
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) (funding)
- Junta de Castilla y León (funding)
- Kinology (funding)
- Kinology (sales agency)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (funding)
- Studio 37 (funding)
- Armeria Guns & Films (weapons)
- Best Digital (audio post-production studio)
- City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Cohen & Gardner (production legal)
- Corte y Confección de películas (additional cutting room)
- Cube.bz (set building)
- Deluxe Spain (post-production)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Filmigranas (sound editing)
- Filmigranas (sound post-production)
- Filmigranas (sound studio)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Gripart (grip equipment)
- Hurwitz Creative (Electronic Press Kit)
- IFilm (digital intermediate)
- Lionsgate Records (soundtrack)
- Marsopa One Vision (score mixed at)
- Oracle Post (additional adr facility: Los Angeles)
- POP Sound (adr facility: Los Angeles)
- Park Media Audiovisual (sound stage)
- Pecera Estudio (AVID system)
- Pecera Estudio (cutting room)
- Pecera Estudio (post-production facilities)
- Royalcow (main titles)
- Serena Digital (score recorded at)
- Service Visión (camera equipment)
- Service Visión (grip)
- Service Visión (lighting equipment)
- Smécky Studios (score recorded at)
- Sound One (adr facility: New York City)
- Soundub (adr facility: Barcelona)
- Stone Management (product placement)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Waking groggy in pitch darkness, Paul Conroy, an American truck driver working in Iraq in 2006, slowly realizes he is trapped inside a wooden coffin, buried alive. With his cigarette lighter, he can see the trap he is in, and he quickly realizes that there's not enough air for him to live long. He finds within the coffin a working cellphone, which allows him contact with the outside world. But the outside world proves not to be very helpful at finding a man buried in a box in the middle of the Iraqi desert. Paul must rely on his best resource--himself.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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| Taglines | 170,000 SQ miles of desert. 90 minutes of Oxygen. No way out. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Spain | $903,498, 01 Oct 2010 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $19,152,480, 04 Aug 2012 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ryan 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." See more » |
| Goofs | During 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Robin Hood/Letters to Juliet/Just Wright (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | In the Lap of the Mountain See more » |
| Crazy Credits | After 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. See more » |
| Quotes |
Paul Conroy:
It's over, isn't it? Dan Brenner: No! [long pause] Dan Brenner: Yeah. See more » |