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Buried (2010)

Buried poster
Directed by
Rodrigo Cortés
Genre
drama film, thriller film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 3,069 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American truck driver working in Iraq wakes up buried alive in a wooden coffin. With only a few items and a dying cell phone, he races against time to escape and find help.

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What happens

Buried is a 2010 English-language survival psychological thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortés. It stars Ryan Reynolds and was written by Chris Sparling. The film follows Iraq-based American civilian truck driver Paul Conroy (Reynolds), who, after being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask, flashlight, knife, glowsticks, pen, pencil, and a mobile phone. Since its premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the film has received a positive critical reception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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