Hidden (2015)

A family takes refuge in a bomb shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

Directors:

Matt Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers), Ross Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers)

Writers:

Matt Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers), Ross Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers)

Stars:

Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, Emily Alyn Lind

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Ray
Andrea Riseborough	...	Claire
Emily Alyn Lind	...	Zoe
Steven Elliot	...	Ted Neary
Heather Doerksen	...	Jillian
William Ainscough	...	Joey Neary
David Lewis	...	Breather Lieutenant

Storyline

In the film, Ray (Skarsgård), Claire (Riseborough) and their seven-year-old daughter, Zoe, are an average American family in Kingsville, North Carolina - except they have existed in a bomb shelter since escaping a day of devastation that changed everything. For 301 days, they have transformed their cement prison into a home, holding on to memories of the past and hope for a normal life someday. And for 301 days, the family has eluded what looms above the surface - the heavy breathing and booming footsteps that punctuate the night, threatening their fragile existence. All the while, the family has managed to stay hidden. Until now. Now their safe haven has been breached... and something is coming for them.

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Plot Keywords:

outbreak | epidemic | father daughter relationship | post apocalypse | bomb shelter | 

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Taglines:

Fear will find you.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence/terror

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escondidos

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primal Pictures (II), Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The little girl says 'They're here' - an homage to Carol Anne saying the same thing in Poltergeist.

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Quotes

Zoe: One, never be loud
Claire: I know you know the rules
Zoe: Two, never lose control. Three, never open the door. Four, never talk about the breathers.

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: The 2016 Oscars (2016)

User Reviews

A wonderful surprise of a film that made me glad I watched it

I loved everything about this movie; the acting, the set-up, the slow burn, the reveal. Everything worked so well that it was a just a joy of a film to watch. That little girl is so damned talented, and the parents were so convincing, I actually wondered if they knew that they were being filmed while they were acting.

Interestingly, the best thing about this film had to be the third act. You think the film is about one thing, and then it flips that upside down in such a way as to have you wondering how you never guessed where they were going with the story in the first place. It was just an amazing sense of progression that was well realized, nicely paced, and incredibly effective.

If there is any movie that deserves to be seen by as many people as possible, this is definitely the one. No one saw this coming, and I am SHOCKED that this film did not receive a wide theatrical release. Everyone deserves to be praised for their work in this movie. It really is superlative cinema.