Blank (2022 film)

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	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Natalie Kennedy
Written by	Stephen Herman
Produced by	Rebecca-Clare Evans
Starring	Rachel Shelley ; Heida Reed ; Wayne Brady ; Annie Cusselle; Rebecca-Clare Evans;
Cinematography	James Oldham
Edited by	Tamsin Jeffrey; Andrew McKee;
Music by	Arhynn Descy
Production; companies	Kenmor Films; Templeheart Films; Caged Film; EnMar Productions;
Distributed by	Sparky Pictures
Release dates	15 March 2022(Manchester Film Festival); 3 November 2023(United Kingdom);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated April 22, 2025

Blank is a 2022 British science fiction thriller film directed by Natalie Kennedy and written by Stephen Herman. It stars Rachel Shelley, Heida Reed, Wayne Brady, Annie Cusselle, Rebecca-Clare Evans, and Bhasker Patel.

Plot

Claire Rivers is a desperate writer struggling with writer's block, so she travels to a fully enclosed rural compound for a retreat that is fully controlled by A.I. However, a glitch turns the whole residence into a torturous prison.

Cast

Rachel Shelley as Claire Rivers
Heida Reed as Rita
Wayne Brady as Henry
Annie Cusselle as Young Claire
Rebecca-Clare Evans as Helen Rivers
Bhasker Patel as Dr. Varma

Release

Blank premiered at the Manchester Film Festival on 15 March 2022.^[2] It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2023.^[3]

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the film a score of four out of five and wrote it was a "compelling new cinematic prison that's well worth spending time in."^[4] Phil Hoad from The Guardian gave a score of three out of five and wrote, "With some flashes of inspired direction, like an upwards through-the-typewriter shot, this hybrid of fastidious huis clos thriller and trauma drama at least has an in-progress human energy and scope".^[3]

References

↑ "Blank (15)". British Board of Film Classification . 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
↑ "Blank". Manchester Film Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
1 2 Hoad, Phil (30 October 2023). "Blank review – author held hostage by AI as near-future thriller enters Misery territory". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 November 2023.
↑ Cassidy, Tom. "Blank Movie Review". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 11 July 2023.

External links

Blank at IMDb

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[1] "Blank (15)". British Board of Film Classification . 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[2] "Blank". Manchester Film Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[TheGuardian-3] 1 2 Hoad, Phil (30 October 2023). "Blank review – author held hostage by AI as near-future thriller enters Misery territory". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[4] Cassidy, Tom. "Blank Movie Review". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 11 July 2023.

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