Containment (2015)

What happens when a epidemic breaks out, but you're kept in the dark? Anything can happen. Slowly the residents realize that they will all die unless they come together.

Director:

Neil Mcenery-West

Writers:

David Lemon (screenplay), David Lemon

Stars:

Louise Brealey, Billy Postlethwaite, Sheila Reid

7 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Louise Brealey	...	Sally
Billy Postlethwaite	...	Aiden (as William Postlethwaite)
Sheila Reid	...	Enid
Lee Ross	...	Mark
Christos Lawton	...	Dan
Pippa Nixon	...	Hazel
Hephzibah Roe	...	Resident (voice)
Penny Judd	...	Angry Resident in Corridor
Michael Chapman	...	Angry Resident in Corridor
Jill Buchanan	...	Angry Resident in Corridor
Rob Rackstraw	...	Dan (voice)
Andrew Leung	...	Sergei
Luke McGibney	...	Hazmat (voice)
Walter Hendrix III	...	Inside Cordon Pedestrian
Hannah Chalmers	...	Sinead

Storyline

What happens when a epidemic breaks out, but you're kept in the dark? Anything can happen. Slowly the residents realize that they will all die unless they come together.

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Plot Keywords:

hazmat suit | 

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Taglines:

No water. No power. No explanation. No escape.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Infected

Filming Locations:

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright Cold Day Films,Patchwork Productions,Bandoola Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First film of Billy Postlethwaite.

User Reviews

"Containment" (2015) is the film that sounds cliché but isn't.

"Containment" (2015) is the film that sounds cliché but isn't. It's a surprisingly fresh take on an old standby -- diverse people isolated by an outside threat are forced to cope and survive with each other, along with the threat. In this case, an entire apartment block in Britain is forcibly and mysteriously quarantined overnight; residents awake to sealed doors and hazardous materials units being deployed along the grounds.

But this is a smartly written independent sci-fi thriller that avoids a lot of common tropes. Then it introduces plot developments that are unexpected, yet make perfect sense. It's more original than you'd guess at first.

There's a lot of nice acting, including work by Lee Ross, and by Louise Brealey of "Sherlock" (2010) fame.

My only complaint was a thematically ambiguous ending that seemed lost on me. But I'd still give this an 8 out of 10.