Buried (film)

Buried
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRodrigo Cortés
Written byChris Sparling
Produced by
StarringRyan Reynolds
CinematographyEduard Grau
Edited byRodrigo Cortés
Music byVíctor Reyes
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) (Sundance)
  • 1 October 2010 (2010-10-01) (Spain)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySpain[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[2][4]
Box office$21.3 million[2]

Buried is a 2010 English-language Spanish survival thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortés.[5] It stars Ryan Reynolds[6] and was written by Chris Sparling.

The film follows Iraq-based American civilian truck driver Paul Conroy (Reynolds), who, after being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask, flashlight, knife, glowsticks, pen, pencil, and a mobile phone. Since its premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the film has received a positive critical reception.

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  2. ^ a b c d "Buried". The Numbers.
  3. ^ Nelson, Rob (26 January 2010). "Buried Review". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Ryan Reynolds interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi on Q". CBC.ca. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Sundance Festival One-Sheet: Buried". Dreadcentral.com. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  6. ^ "New Stills: Ryan Reynolds is Buried Alive". Dread Central. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2010.