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Buried (2010) 7.0
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7.0/10 from 100,128 users
Metascore: 65/100
Reviews: 427 user | 351 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Rodrigo CortésWriter:Chris Sparling |
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José Luis García Pérez | ... |
Jabir
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Dan Brenner
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Alan Davenport
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Linda Conroy
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Ivana Miño | ... |
Pamela Lutti
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Warner Loughlin | ... |
Maryanne Conroy /
Donna Mitchell /
Rebecca Browning
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Special Agent Harris
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911 Operator
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State Department Rep.
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Cade Dundish | ... |
Shane Conroy
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411 Female Operator
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Kirk Baily | ... |
411 Male Operator
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CRT Operator
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CRT Spokesman
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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 <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Paul Conroy has just woken up buried 6 feet underground. He has a mobile phone. 90 minutes of oxygen. And no way out. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 October 2010 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Enterré See more »Filming Locations:
Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBox Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£820,631 (UK) (1 October 2010)Gross:
$1,028,658 (USA) (5 November 2010)Company Credits
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Dolby Digital EXColor:
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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
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Ryan Reynolds states 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
When Conroy writes down White's name he picks up the pen and writes with his left hand but when the camera shows him writing the name it is being written with the right hand. See more »Soundtracks
In the Lap of the MountainWritten 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
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In 2006, the American truck driver Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds), who was hired by the CRT contractor to work delivering supplies in Iraq, awakes buried alive inside a coffin in the Iraq desert. He recalls that his convoy had been attacked by rebels about two hours ago and finds a cell phone, a flashlight and his lighter inside the box. Paul unsuccessfully tries to contact authorities in CRT, FBI and state department office to disclose his situation, but he finds bureaucracy or absent people. Then he tries to reach his wife Linda, but she does not answer the phone. Out of the blue, one abductor contacts him asking a 5 million-dollar ransom and a video reading a note that is also inside the coffin. Paul realizes that the oxygen is running out and he does not have much time to survive. When he is contacted by the specialist in abduction Dan Brenner, Paul has high hopes to tracked by Dan and found in time.
"Buried" is a claustrophobic and tense thriller with only one character and location and practically in real time. The plot uses a storyline similar to "Phone Booth" with a man trapped alone in a box having only a phone to contact the outside world, but in a pitch black with flashes of the location instead; therefore scarier than inside a phone booth. The viewer does not know exactly what is happening, and learns through the dialogs of the character. Ryan Reynolds has a great performance and succeeds in keeping the attention of the viewer along 95 minutes running time. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Enterrado Vivo" ("Buried Alive")