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Special ops squad "Hell's Bastards" are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve intel. The unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 43
IMDb3.9
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for horror movies, +8 min on the typical 95
typical 95103Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2019
October 17, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
HorrorActionScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more14 people
- Shayne WardWill Stanton
- Bentley KaluBen Garrett
- Samantha SchnitzlerKia
- Alana WallaceHayley Nolan
- Toby OsmondJack Ford
- Spencer CollingsCarter Harris
- Sophie AustinEmma Walker
- Phoebe Robinson-GalvinRachel Ryan
- JSJulia SzamałekPrisoner
Simon MeacockShaun Buxton
Mateusz MaleckiMateus
Piotr BaumannPavel
Rachel WarrenMother- MWMark WoodyattFather
Directing · 2
- Tom Paton Director, Writer, Producer
- Mikel Iriarte First Assistant Director, Producer
Production · 7
- Kirsty Bell Executive Producer
- Phil McKenzie Executive Producer
- Steve Mosley Executive Producer
- George Burt Producer, Director of Photography
- Alexa Waugh Line Producer, Producer
- Michelle Holmes Casting Director
Camera · 3
- Joe Potts Second Assistant Camera
- Jonny Rhodes Camera Operator
- Craig Lees First Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Matthew Wingad Colorist
Sound · 7
- Max Sweiry Original Music Composer
- Fred Englefield Supervising Sound Editor
- Adam Daniel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Graham Daniel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Paul Caton Boom Operator
- Franziska Treutler Foley Artist
Art · 3
- Matt Page Production Design
- Toni Michieli Art Direction
- James Wilson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Nadia Harrison Makeup Artist, Makeup Designer
- Spyke Tombs Costume Designer
Lighting · 1
- Patrick Gillespie Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- Darren Le Fevre Stunt Coordinator
- Jon Callaway Stunts
- Spencer Collings Stunts
- AJ Blackwell Stunts
- Ermar Alexander Stunts
- Kate Wright Post Production Supervisor
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