Die (film)

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Die
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Directed by Dominic James
Written byDomenico Salvaggio
Story byNick Mead
Produced byPierfrancesco Fiorenza
Starring Elias Koteas
Emily Hampshire
CinematographyNicolas Bolduc
Giulio Pietromarchi
Edited bySacha Sojic
Release date
CountriesCanada
Italy
LanguageEnglish

Die is a 2010 Canadian-Italian thriller film written by Domenico Salvaggio and directed by Dominic James and starring Elias Koteas and Emily Hampshire. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

Six strangers wake up in cells in an underground facility. Their captive decides their fate with the roll of a die.

Cast

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