Don't Breathe (2016)
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Three home intruders find themselves trapped and hunted in the home of their blind target.
The story
Rocky, Alex, and Money are three Detroit delinquents who make a living by breaking into houses and stealing valuables. After receiving a tip about a large sum of cash held by a Gulf War veteran named Norman Nordstrom, the trio targets his home in an abandoned neighborhood. They learn that Norman is blind due to injuries sustained during his tour of duty. The trio breaks into the house at night, intending to steal the cash. However, their plan takes a terrifying turn when they realize they are not the only ones aware of their presence, and they must navigate the house while trying to avoid detection by their blind host.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Rocky, Alex, and Money are three Detroit delinquents who break into the home of Norman Nordstrom, a blind Gulf War veteran, to steal $300,000 in cash. After breaking in, Money is killed by Norman, who overpowers him. Rocky and Alex find a pregnant woman, Cindy Roberts, hidden in the basement. During a struggle, Norman accidentally kills Cindy. The situation escalates as the intruders are hunted through the house by Norman and his dog. Alex is eventually captured and killed by Norman. Rocky manages to escape through a vent but is later recaptured. In a final confrontation, she disorients Norman by triggering the alarm and beats him with a crowbar, eventually escaping as he is left for dead. The film ends with Rocky and her sister Diddy on a train to California, while a news report shows Norman in stable condition in a hospital, having survived the ordeal.
- Original title
- A Man in the Dark
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 88
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Fede Álvarez
- Writers
- Fede Álvarez · writer; Rodo Sayagues · writer
- Cast and characters
- Jane Levy · Rocky; Dylan Minnette · Alex; Daniel Zovatto · Money; Stephen Lang · The Blind Man / Norman Nordstrom; Fransiska Törőcsik · Cindy; Emma Bercovici · Diddy; Christian Zagia · Raul; Katia Bokor · Ginger; Sergej Onopko · Trevor
- Genres
- horror; crime thriller
- Themes
- survival; consequences of crime
- Tone and mood
- tense; chilling
- Setting
- A house in an abandoned neighborhood in Detroit.
- Premise and plot tags
- home invasion; blind antagonist
- Franchise connections
- Don't Breathe
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics and was a significant financial success.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 88% · scale: percentage · review count: 245
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled A Man in the Dark.; The film was primarily shot in Hungary, with only a few scenes filmed in Detroit.; The script was written before the director watched the 1967 classic Wait Until Dark.
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