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Control (2004)

Control poster
Directed by
Tim Hunter
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 195 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is forced to test a new sedative drug on prisoners. The experiment quickly goes wrong, turning into a fight for survival.

tenseclaustrophobicurgentgrimparanoidcoldmoral conflict

What happens

Control is a 2004 American direct-to-video film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez. It was produced by a United States production company and filmed in Bulgaria. Originally given a proposed theatrical release in the United States by Lionsgate, the film was instead shelved until it was eventually given a release on home video by Millennium Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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