2014
GoDigital
1 h 28 m

2014
GoDigital
1 h 28 m

Summary An American news crew is taken hostage aboard a chartered jet off the coast of Seychelles by a gang of Somali pirates. The leader of the pirates is driven by one goal - to be interviewed by a prominent member of the crew, legendary journalist Frank Saltzman. For the welfare of his colleagues Saltzman agrees to the demand before realizin...

Directed By: Simon Brand

Written By: Jim Wolfe Jr., Dan Bence

2014
GoDigital
1 h 28 m

2014
GoDigital
1 h 28 m

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Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2014-10-17
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 34
Cast: David Oyelowo, Greg Callahan, Kate Moennig, Stephen Lord, Grifon Aldren

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Simon Brand

Written By: Jim Wolfe Jr., Dan Bence

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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60% Mixed
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The New York Times

Oct 16, 2014

The film is stronger with its moment-to-moment tension than with its cynical, shallow media satire.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

The Playlist

Oct 18, 2014

There is a better, more contemplative movie to be made with this material, but with Brand and the filmmakers opting for cheap thrills, it leaves the movie, like the passengers on the plane, stuck on the tarmac.

By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 16, 2014

Default’s search for ultra-realism ironically starts to make it look ultra-artificial.

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Los Angeles Times

Oct 16, 2014

Director Simon Brand devotes so much running time to fear-mongering and grotesque stereotypes that a last-ditch effort at moral ambiguity and a critique on muckraking barely register.

By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Oct 14, 2014

It sacrifices its voice to the premeditated non-style of a first-person pseudo-documentary, a form that often has the paradoxical effect of making everything it shows us seem more fake than usual.

By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Default PIctures

Release Date Oct 17, 2014

Duration 1 h 28 m

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Tagline Fight or Flight

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Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Top Cast

David Oyelowo

Atlas

Greg Callahan

Saltzman

Kate Moennig

Juliana

Stephen Lord

Kane

Grifon Aldren

Jumbo

Jeanne Baron

French News Anchor

John Burke

US Anchorman

Arsha Darbinyan

Armenian News Anchor

Momo Dione

Military Man

Robert W. Evans

American Soldier (V.O.)

Connor Fox

Pete Bowers

Mohamed Hakeemshady

Blue Eyes

Rob Locke

ANC News Anchor

Jeanine Mason

Marcela

Scott McCloud

U.S. Marshall

Harbi Mohameud

Skinny

Kamal Moummad

Interpreter

Karim Ndiaye

Leo

Benjamin A. Onyango

Edward

Peres Owino

Nadifa Sabisi

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