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Film Fact Film- Don't breathe

Institutional context:

  • Production Company - Ghost House Pictures, Good Universe
  • Distributor - Screen Gems, stage 6 films
  • Director - Fede Alvarez
  • Cinematographer - Pedro Luque
  • Composer - Roque Banos
  • Editor - Erin Beason, Louise Ford, Gardner Gould
  • Stars - Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto
  • Other notable personnel -  Casting by Rich Delia, Set Decoration by Zsuzsa Mihale
  • Notable related films - 10 cloverfield lane, the conjuring 2, split
  • Production note - The film had its world premiere at SXSW in Austin where it was received with frenzied, positive buzz from critics and festivalgoers.






Audience expectation:

  • Is the film an adaptation? - the film is a reaction to directors own film which was Evil Dead
  • A star vehicle? - Dylan Minnette starred in Let me in, Labor Day and Prisoners before this film but in 2017, he starred in 13 reasons why which is a very popular Netflix own series. Jane Levy (one of the main characters) was in Shameless and Suburgatory before this film and has been in monster trucks and I don't feel at home in this world anymore.  
  • Is the director well- known? Director has produced Evil Dead, Don't breathe and El Cojonudo

Reviews:

  • How has the film been received? - From IMDb, it got 7.1 out of 10 and on Roger Elbert, it received 3 out 4. It also got 87% on rotten tomatoes so overall very good.
  • What has been written about the film? - Bob House= everybody is wrong and wronged here, tortured and torturer. Some more than others. An amazon review=  I really enjoyed this. Very good acting and a great storyline. If you're looking for a tense thriller this is it.

Historical/ Political context:

  • When is it set? - Modern times
  • Where is it set? - Detroit
  • Does the film relate to real events?  - Original story
  • Does it reflect the political mood of the time? - No, this doesn't have anything to do with any political groups or ideals.
  • Does the film deal with social, cultural, political issues? - Within social issues, it shows the divide between the social classes and it indicates the length people would go to get money from being poor. The political issues are that the poor are having to commit crimes just to get money and pay for certain things.




                                                      

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