Underplayed Gems

Old (2021)

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Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Genre
drama film, comedy film, horror film, thriller film, mystery film, suspense film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 4,926 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family on vacation discovers that a secluded beach is causing them to age rapidly. As hours pass, their bodies and minds deteriorate at an alarming rate, trapping them in a race against time.

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What happens

Old is a 2021 American mystery thriller film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. It is based on the French-language Swiss graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, and Emun Elliott. The plot follows a group of people who find themselves rapidly aging on a secluded beach. Shyamalan decided to adapt Sandcastle into a film after receiving it as a Father's Day gift in 2017. The untitled project was announced in September 2019, with the filmmaker revealing a partnership with Universal Pictures. Filming took place for three months in the Dominican Republic in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with cinematographer Michael Gioulakis. Old premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 19, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 23. The film grossed $90 million worldwide against an $18 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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