High-Rise (film)
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| Directed by | Ben Wheatley |
| Produced by | Jeremy Thomas |
| Written by | Amy Jump |
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High Rise by J.G. Ballard |
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| Music by | Clint Mansell |
| Cinematography | Laurie Rose |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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119 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £6.1 million (approximately US$8 million) |
| Box office | $3.9 million |
High-Rise is a 2015 British dystopian thriller drama directed by Ben Wheatley, starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss. It was produced by Jeremy Thomas through his production company Recorded Picture Company. Its screenplay was written by Amy Jump and based on the 1975 novel of the same name by British writer J.G. Ballard.
The film is set in a luxury tower block during the 1970s. Featuring a wealth of modern conveniences, the building allows its residents to become gradually uninterested in the outside world. The infrastructure begins to fail and tensions between residents become apparent, and the building soon descends into chaos.
In September 2015, the film received its world première at the Toronto International Film Festival and its European première at the 63rd San Sebastián Film Festival. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2016 by StudioCanal.
The film opens with Dr. Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) living in a ravaged tower block, killing a white Siberian husky and spit roasting it.
The film flashes back to three months ago when life was more typical. The forty storey high-rise tower on the outskirts of London, built by esteemed architect Anthony Royal (Jeremy Irons), is the epitome of chic, modern living. The upper echelons of society live in the top floors, while more common families live in the lower ones. The high-rise provides its tenants with a swimming pool, gym, spa, supermarket and even a primary school. There is little reason to leave the building outside of working hours and its occupants gradually become isolated from the outside world.
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