A captive in your basement. What would you do?
This dark comedy is set in Dunedin, New Zealand. A university student finds an old "abandoned" house and proceeds to invite other students to share. It even has running electricity. But what is the catch?
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The film's tagline is: "A captive in your basement. What would you do?"
The production budget was $1.6M.
The runtime is 101 minutes (1h 41m).
The film was directed by Robert Sarkies.
The screenplay was written by Robert Sarkies and Duncan Sarkies.
Cinematography was handled by Stephen Downes.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0189981.
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Average
21 votes
Scarfies
Released
MA 15+
English
New Zealand
$1,600,000
