Asylum Blackout

May 4, 2012

1h 25m

★ 5.7

When the lights go down, the inmates will rise.

Overview

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

WY Productions

Artémis Productions

SND

Direct Cinéma

Canal+

Ciné+

Direct 8

CNC

IFC Midnight

Asylum Blackout Trailers

Cast

George

Kenny Doughty

Max

Rupert Evans

J.B

Dave Legeno

Harry

Richard Brake

Pete

Darren Kent

Lynn

Anna Skellern

The Pill Inmate

Éric Godon

Police Lieutenant

Ian Lyons

James Harper

Biondolillo Pascal

Ricky

Joseph Kennedy

William

Marcus Garvey

Nurse Inmate JB's Office

Philippe Résimont

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