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| Directed by | Natalie Kennedy |
| Written by | Stephen Herman |
| Produced by | Rebecca-Clare Evans |
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| Cinematography | James Oldham |
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| Music by | Arhynn Descy |
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| Distributed by | Sparky Pictures |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Blank is a 2022 British science fiction thriller film directed by Natalie Kennedy and written by Stephen Herman. It stars Rachel Shelley, Heida Reed, Wayne Brady, Annie Cusselle, Rebecca-Clare Evans, and Bhasker Patel.
Plot
Claire Rivers is a desperate writer struggling with writer's block, so she travels to a fully enclosed rural compound for a retreat that is fully controlled by A.I. However, a glitch turns the whole residence into a torturous prison.
Cast
- Rachel Shelley as Claire Rivers
- Heida Reed as Rita
- Wayne Brady as Henry
- Annie Cusselle as Young Claire
- Rebecca-Clare Evans as Helen Rivers
- Bhasker Patel as Dr. Varma
Release
Blank premiered at the Manchester Film Festival on 15 March 2022. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2023.
Reception
Common Sense Media gave the film a score of four out of five and wrote it was a "compelling new cinematic prison that's well worth spending time in." Phil Hoad from The Guardian gave a score of three out of five and wrote, "With some flashes of inspired direction, like an upwards through-the-typewriter shot, this hybrid of fastidious huis clos thriller and trauma drama at least has an in-progress human energy and scope".
References
- "Blank (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "Blank". Manchester Film Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Hoad, Phil (30 October 2023). "Blank review – author held hostage by AI as near-future thriller enters Misery territory". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Cassidy, Tom. "Blank Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
