Directed by:
Vincenzo NataliCinematography:
Derek RogersComposer:
Mark KorvenCast:
Maurice Dean Wint, Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne RobsonVOD (2)
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This low-budget science-fiction drama, winner of a 1997 Toronto Film Festival prize for "Best Canadian First Feature," depicts the plight of a group of people clad in prison-style uniforms and trapped in futuristic cube-like metal cells. Their memories are hazy; no one can recall how they got there. Alderson (Julian Richings) awakens in a cell, seeks an exit, and arrives in an adjacent cube where he's sliced and diced. Former cop Quentin (Maurice Dean-Wint) becomes the group leader, and he's challenged by conspiracy theorist Dr. Holloway (Nicky Guadagni). Government worker Worth (David Hewlett) remembers a past government link to the project. A discovery that the cubes have numerical codes suggests study by math-student Leaven (Nicole deBoer) while former thief Rennes (Wayne Robson) knows some escape tricks. However, the extreme behavior of Kazan (Andrew Miller) becomes a threat to their survival. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
The Saturn Awards
- 1999 - Best Home Video Release
Toronto International Film Festival
- 1997 - Vincenzo Natali (Best Canadian First Feature Film)
Sitges Film Festival
- 1998 - Vincenzo Natali (Best Feature Length Film)
- 1998 - André Bijelic, Graeme Manson, Vincenzo Natali (Best Screenplay)