As an American civilian truck driver working in Iraq, Paul Conroy's convoy is attacked by a group of Iraqi insurgents. Some time later, Paul awakes in a coffin with only a lighter, a cell phone, and his ever-growing anxiety. Faced with a dwindling oxygen supply and a dying battery, he must fight panic, despair, and delirium as he races against time to escape the claustrophobic death trap.
Acting
Ryan Reynolds carries every second with raw, sweaty desperation.
Direction
Rodrigo Cortés never cheats the coffin constraint—pure formal discipline.
Sound
Every grain of sand and breath becomes unbearable tension.
Director
Rodrigo Cortés
Ryan Reynolds
Paul Conroy
José Luis García Pérez
Jabir (voice)
Stephen Tobolowsky
Alan Davenport (voice)
Samantha Mathis
Linda Conroy (voice)
Ivana Miño
Pamela Lutti (voice)
Erik Palladino
Special Agent Harris (voice)
Kali Rocha
911 Operator (voice)
Chris William Martin
State Department Rep. (voice)
Mary Birdsong
411 Female Operator (voice)
Kirk Baily
411 Male Operator (voice)
Anne Lockhart
CRT Operator (voice)
Robert Clotworthy
CRT Spokesman (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The entire film was shot in just 17 days on a Barcelona soundstage with seven different coffin sizes for camera angles.
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