Title: High-Rise
Original Title: High-Rise
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: UK
- Length: 118 Minutes (1 hour 58 min)
- Genre: Action Drama Science fiction
- Studios: Recorded Picture Company
- Distributor: BTeam Pictures
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: March 18 2016
- United States: April 28 2016
Plot
'High-Rise' is a science fiction film based on the novel by J. G. Ballard. Located in London, 1975. Robert Laing is a young doctor, seduced by a luxury lifestyle and high social class, living in a community isolated from the rest of society as a luxury apartment building, along with its creator the architect Anthony Real. He lives on the 25th floor of the building. Laing discovers a world of quite complex loyalties, besides starting a relationship with a Royal's devoted aide, Charlotte. Laing befriends Richard Wilder, a director of documentaries frustrated living on the second floor. This friendship will start a break in the perfect high class, provoking a dangerous and violent social situation.
Cast
Director:
Miriam
Ann Royal
Dr. Robert Laing
Anthony Royal
Charlotte Melville
Richard Wilder
Helen Wilder
Videos
March 18 2016
'High-Rise' international teaser trailer
January 10 2016
December 14 2015
Photos
Trivia
Elisabeth Moss said that the most difficult thing for her when preparing for High-Rise was to speak in a convincing British accent since she was American.
At one point, Vincenzo Natali was attached to direct this movie.
Tom Hiddleston spent time with a forensic pathologist to prepare for his role since his character, Dr. Robert Laing, is a physiologist.
Recommended movies and tv shows High-Rise
2013
7.6
2011
9
2011
7.9
2013
8.2
2012
9.1
2012
6.2
2011 - 2019
8.7
2012
6.7
2010
8.4
2016
7.3