Asylum Blackout (I) (2011)
"The Incident" (original title)

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.

Director:

Alexandre Courtès

Writers:

S. Craig Zahler, Jérôme Fansten (additional dialogue and material)

Stars:

Rupert Evans, Dave Legeno, Anna Skellern

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rupert Evans	...	George
Dave Legeno	...	J.B.
Anna Skellern	...	Lynn
Kenny Doughty	...	Max
Richard Brake	...	Harry
Eric Godon	...	The Pill Inmate
Darren Kent	...	Pete
Marcus Garvey	...	William
Joseph Kennedy	...	Ricky
Ian Lyons	...	Police Lieutenant
Sandro Mastronardi	...	Ambulance Man
Martin Swabey	...	Underwear Inmate
Dan Sluijzer	...	Carter
Biondolillo Pascal	...	James harper
Nina Newman	...	Jennifer

Storyline

In 1989, in Washington, the friends George, Max and Ricky are aspirant musicians that play in a band in their leisure time. They work as cooks in the Sans Asylum to earn money to pay their bills, including renting a studio to record their songs. The asylum is located in an isolated area and is monitored by a team led by the security guard J.B. The deranged inmates are criminals and they take pills to stay calm. One day, George has a concert during the night but J.B. asks him to arrive early in the morning to receive the supplies for the kitchen. George leaves his girlfriend Lynn without sleeping and heads to the asylum. While he is preparing the meals for the insane inmates with his colleagues, there is a storm and a power outage in the area and the monitoring system fails. With the mental hospital in the darkness, the inmates led by the cruel Harry Green attack the guards and staff. George and the other kitchen workers hide from the horde of violent madmen. Will they survive?

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Plot Keywords:

french horror

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA France Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Incident at Sans Asylum

Filming Locations:

Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artémis Productions, Marquis Productions, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

S. Craig Zahler wrote the script in 1995.

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Soundtracks

"Come Back"
Written by Bobby Harlow
Performed by "The GO"
Courtesy of The GO Detroit, LLC
Published by Peacock Angel Publishing (ASCAP) and Rhythm King Music (PRS)

User Reviews

Better Than expected

Found the movie on netflix so we decided to watch it. I had never heard of the film or any of the actors in it and the title gave me the assumption this film would be pretty bad. But i was delightfully mistaken.

it's Not great but for a low budget horror film its pretty darn good. it took a little long getting in but after that it had great pace and intensity. It had some very shocking and gory scenes but never really crossed the line.

some parts of the film don't make the most sense and leave you questioning what happened. but all in all the setting and the disturbed inmates made for a truly scary film. very good for what it was and better than a lot of big budget films out there. i would give it a view

******/10