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Containment

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Horror thriller starring Lee Ross. The residents of a rundown estate wake to find their flats without power or water, doors sealed shut, mobile phones without signal, and figures in orange bodysuits patrolling outside. And no explanation.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

In this low-budget contagion thriller from first-time director Neil Mcenery-West and writer David Lemon, the residents of a Southampton tower block wake to find their doors and windows sealed and people in orange hazmat suits erecting tent hospitals down below, while a recorded message asserts "the situation is under control". An artist who should be at a custody hearing (Lee Ross) tentatively joins forces with immediate neighbours including Louise Brealey's nurse, Andrew Leung's thug and his catatonic little brother Gabriel Senior, and Sheila Reid's moaning pensioner, while Mcenery-West wrings tension from claustrophobia and paranoia until a crisis point is reached. Recalling comparable chamber thrillers Tower Block (where the threat was a sniper) and Right at Your Door (dirty bomb attack), Containment does well with limited resources and even finds urban beauty in a sunrise shot through those spikes that discourage pigeons. With insufficient incident to carry even a foreshortened running time, the film gets by on resourcefulness and sincerity.

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Cast

rolenameMarkLee RossEnidSheila ReidSergeiAndrew LeungNicuGabriel SeniorSallyLouise BrealeyAidenWilliam PostlethwaiteHazelPippa Nixon

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rolenameDirectorNeil Mcenery-West

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Theatrical distributor

Independent

Released on

2015-09-11

Languages

English

Formats

Colour

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