Hidden (2015 film)
 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2016) |
| Hidden | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | The Duffer Brothers |
| Written by | The Duffer Brothers |
| Starring | Alexander Skarsgård Andrea Riseborough Emily Alyn Lind |
| Cinematography | Thomas Townend |
| Edited by | Jeffrey M. Werner |
| Music by | David Julyan |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $310,273[1] |
Hidden is a 2015 American drama-horror film[2] directed and written by The Duffer Brothers. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind. This was producer Richard D. Zanuck's last film; he died before filming began.
Plot
An unknown viral outbreak has devastated the world. A family of three, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), Claire (Andrea Riseborough) and their daughter Zoe (Emily Alyn Lind), have taken refuge in an abandoned fallout shelter shortly after the catastrophe to hide from the monsters outside. Zoe wakes one night after having a nightmare of the supposed monsters she calls 'Breathers' and believes the shelter is in danger. Ray and Claire convince Zoe that they are safe and there is nothing to fear. Zoe also talks to her doll, Olive, for comfort and support and sees Olive as a real person. The family has difficulty coping in their cramped environment but manage by having a set of rules, such as always keeping calm and never leaving the shelter. The three soon discover at dinner that their already dwindling rations are also being consumed by a rat and try to find and kill it. The family also discovers that the rat managed to sneak into the shelter through another opening other than the main barricaded hatch. They find a small air duct but Ray reassures Zoe that the breathers wouldn't be able to fit through the duct. It is revealed that they have taken shelter for 301 days and that Ray believes they're most likely the only ones left alive. It is also revealed that the breathers have been actively hunting down the family, and have nearly located them multiple times. Claire talks to Ray about her concern over their food supplies but Ray assures her everything will be fine and that their main priority is to keep Zoe alive, regardless of what happens to them.
Eventually Zoe spots the rat, wakes Ray and they attempt to kill it. Claire kills the rat but in the process, Ray accidentally knocks over one of their lamps, burning the wooden table it was on. Having put out the fire, the family quickly realizes that the smoke produced from the fire is drifting up the air duct, giving away their position to anyone in the area. Initially Claire and Ray believe they are safe, but they then discover that the smoke has left ash covered all above their shelter hatch, making their hiding place visible for the breathers. Claire and Ray go to the surface to cover and hide their shelter but Zoe, using a homemade periscope, spots a humanoid figure in the distance. Disregarding her mother's rules, Zoe climbs through the barricade to the surface to warn her parents of the wandering breather. She manages to warn them and they all go back into the shelter, but are followed by the breather. With the breather above them, Claire, Ray and Zoe try to keep quiet but Zoe's doll, Olive, gets caught on a nearby pipe screw and activates, talking loudly. The breather soon determines their location beneath the hatch door and attempts to break in. The breather almost manages to break open the hatch, but Claire and Ray fend it off and reseal the hatch. The breather, however, is joined by others and they manage to break through the hatch and into the shelter. Claire and Zoe manage to escape through the air duct but Ray is caught and appears to be killed by the breathers. Claire and Zoe run through the nearby forest to try to escape pursuing breathers and end up on a highway, only to be subdued by a net fired from a helicopter. As the breathers close in on the two, it is revealed that the breathers are actually United States soldiers, wearing night vision goggles and re-breather packs.
It is shown through subsequent flashbacks what happened at the beginning of the outbreak, 301 days ago. When the outbreak initially occurred, Ray, Claire and Zoe tried to flee their town, Kingsville, only to be stopped by the CDC, which stated that they were under quarantine. While they prepare to return home, two F-15 fighter jets fly overhead and bomb their town in the distance. Panicked, they rush to a nearby abandoned shelter next to an old elementary school as the rest of the town's population is decimated by the military. Claire accidentally cuts herself on a rusty piece of iron as she descends into the shelter. She notices her flesh around the cut is discolored and her blood black. They deduce that the virus is airborne and they have already been infected. The family decides to hide in the shelter to avoid being killed by the soldiers outside. The scene implies that the infection is limited to their town and that the government has decided to kill the local populace in order to prevent further viral infection.
Back in the present, the soldiers test Claire and Zoe's blood and interrogate them to find out if there are any others in the vicinity. After answering questions, the soldiers prepare to execute them. Ray suddenly appears and kills one of the soldiers. Ray's appearance has changed, and he has black veins and bloodshot eyes. He incapacitates three more soldiers, demonstrating remarkable physical strength and agility, but is ultimately shot multiple times. Claire and Zoe manage to escape from their net, but an enraged Claire transforms like Ray, and kills all but one soldier, who injures her. Before he is able to kill Claire, a transformed Zoe appears and exposes the soldier to the air by removing his re-breather, infecting him. Zoe, in her enraged state, almost attacks and kills Claire, but Claire reminds her of their rule to always keep calm, implying that the virus is triggered by anger and makes the host violent and murderous, enhancing their strength and speed. Claire and Zoe sit with Ray during his final moments. Claire notices the helicopter coming back and the two flee, leaving Ray's body.
The two find a sewer system nearby and hide there. They hear someone approaching, who turns out to be Joe, Zoe's friend and next door neighbor. He has survived and leads them to others just like them within the underground sewers. Before Zoe and Claire join the group of infected survivors, Zoe notes how they managed to survive to day 302 while looking at the sun rising through a nearby window. Claire informs her it was not days, implying they are "miracles", something Ray called each day at the beginning of the film. Claire looks up into the window before climbing through the sewer hole, revealing her blood shot eyes. It is hinted that the sunlight may trigger the virus symptoms.
Cast
- Alexander Skarsgård as Ray[3]
- Andrea Riseborough as Claire[3]
- Emily Alyn Lind as Zoe[3]
- Heather Doerksen as Jillian
Production
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on August 15, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Hidden (2012) - Financial Information". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ a b c d "Skarsgard and Riseborough Thriller Hidden Starts Filming". comingsoon.net. August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "Seeing double: Super skinny Alexander Skarsgard and his stunt double mingle on the set of Hidden". dailymail.co.uk. August 30, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
External links
- Hidden at IMDb
- Hidden at Rotten Tomatoes
