Fall
2022 · Directed by Scott Mann
Original language: English
- thriller
The story
For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter's expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights.
What it’s like
Hard sun and blown-out sky dominate this film: wide desert vistas bleached nearly white at midday, then tight, close framing on hands, rope and sweat-slick faces once the pair is stranded on the summit. The camera stays low and edgy, hanging over empty air with the kind of vertigo shots that make the drop feel physical, and the editing tightens into quick cuts during climbing and falls. The score is a pulsing, synth-driven thriller track that rises under tension and drops out for long stretches of wind and silence. The mood is stark, anxious and relentlessly exposed, with heat, thirst and fear building steadily rather than in bursts. Violence is minimal, but there is a real gore moment and some graphic injury, and the sustained peril and falling sequences are intense. Suited to viewers who like survival thrillers and watching a tense situation slowly grind down two people, less so to anyone wanting something gentle.
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