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Paul is a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Say what you will about Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, the man has shown a consistent willingness - an eagerness, even - to push himself into new territory.  And the next new ground for Reynolds will be under it, starring in Rodrigo Cortes’ buried-alive thriller Buried.  The film marks the feature debut for Cortes, yet another highly acclaimed Spaniard making the move into English language features, though this one is Spanish co-production , which should leave him the freedom to put his own stamp on things.  Much more than Reynolds, Cortes is the draw for me here - the young director moving in the same »

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