Rating: R
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 09/11/1998(USA)
Release Date: 01/26/1999
SubTitles: Espanol/French
Dubbed: English
Sound: 2
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
This low-budget
science-fiction drama, winner of a
1997 Toronto Film Festival prize for "Best Canadian First Feature," depicts the plight of a group of people clad in prison-style uniforms and trapped in futuristic cube-like metal cells. Their memories are hazy; no one can recall how they got there.
Alderson (
Julian Richings) awakens in a cell, seeks an exit, and arrives in an adjacent cube where he's sliced and diced. Former cop
Quentin (
Maurice Dean-Wint) becomes the group leader, and he's challenged by conspiracy theorist
Dr. Holloway (
Nicky Guadagni). Government worker
Worth (
David Hewlett) remembers a past government link to the project. A discovery that the cubes have numerical codes suggests study by math-student
Leaven (
Nicole deBoer) while former thief
Rennes (
Wayne Robson) knows some escape tricks. However, the extreme behavior of
Kazan (
Andrew Miller) becomes a threat to their survival. The film was also shown at the
1997 Vancouver Film Festival.
~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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