Hours (2013)

A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Director:

Eric Heisserer

Writer:

Eric Heisserer

Stars:

Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Nancy Nave

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Nolan Hayes
Genesis Rodriguez	...	Abigail Hayes
Nancy Nave	...	Sandra
Shane Jacobsen	...	Marc
Natalia Safran	...	Karen
TJ Hassan	...	Jeremy (as T.J. Hassan)
Lena Clark	...	Lucy
Kesha Bullard	...	Nurse
Yohance Myles	...	Dr. Edmonds
Judd Lormand	...	Glenn
Tony Bentley	...	Doctor
Ian Hoch	...	Resident
Kerry Cahill	...	Nurse Shelly
Oscar Gale	...	Hector
Christopher Matthew Cook	...	Lenny (as Matt Cook)

Storyline

In New Orleans just before Hurricane Katrina hits, a pregnant woman gives birth prematurely. She dies and her baby is in critical condition. The baby has to be kept in a neonatal incubator. When the hurricane strikes, all the power goes out and everyone in the hospital leaves. But the baby's father stays because the baby can't be moved so he has to take care of his baby by making sure the ventilator stays on. And because there's no power, the only power source is generator that he has to crank every few minutes. So he has to stay awake while waiting for someone to come for them.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | hurricane | hurricane katrina | incubator | baby in peril | 

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Taglines:

Every second counts

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2013 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Horas desesperadas

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Safran Company, PalmStar Media, Hours Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of Paul Walker's last movies, he passed away two weeks before this movie was released in the USA.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, just after Nolan Haye's wife death, Paul walker is asking the doctor, when the storm would pass ? And the Dr Edmond to respond : it's not a storm but an hurricane, 20mn later the same Dr is saying to Nolan Hayes: "Sure, stop the storm".

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Quotes

Nolan: I don't get it. This wasn't supposed to happen.

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Soundtracks

All I Feel Is You
Written and Performed by Natalia Safran and Mikolaj Jaroszyk (as Mikolaj Mick Jaroszyk)
Produced by Mikolaj Jaroszyk and Kostek Andriejew
Published by Natalia Safran and Mikolaj Jaroszyk (as Mikolaj Mick Jaroszyk)

User Reviews

Should not have a such a low rating; this film is great.

This film in a sentence: What a father will do to keep his premature daughter alive, when the world is falling down around him.

Why this film isn't receiving a better rating I won't know. This is the best acting from Paul Walker I think anyone will have seen. Just watch it (especially if you thought 'The Impossible' was a great piece of film)

One of the core roles a man feels he needs to provide for his family is protection and to provide; this film shows this by putting Nolan (Walker) in scenarios where you feel his struggle to keep the only thing he has safe.