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
At one point, Vincenzo Natali was attached to direct this movie.
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.
When Jeremy Thomas first bought the rights back in 1975, he intended for Nicolas Roeg to direct.
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