''Assumption'' is a 2017

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horror

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written and directed by Anthony Leone. It stars

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Brian Patrick Butler Brian Patrick Butler is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is known for writing and directing the film ''Friend of the World'' (2020), writing and performing in the film ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea ...

and Kylie Young.

Premise

The film follows a man trapped and isolated in a cargo

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Cast

Production

The film is Leone's first short film and was made in

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Release

The film screened at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in 2017.

Reception

Emilie Black at Cinema Crazed complimented the acting, visuals, character development, and use of

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, but said it was slow, uneven, and too long. Catherine Dunn at The Independent Horror Society said it's a "chilling, horrific and brilliantly executed ''

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''" but listed continuity issues and questioned the use of

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References

External links

* * {{TV Guide movie, id=2000346356
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at Film Shortage 2017 films 2017 short films American drama short films American science fiction short films Films shot in San Diego Films released on YouTube American independent films 2017 independent films Films set in elevators American horror short films 2017 science fiction films Time loop films Fiction about purgatory Films directed by Anthony Leone Films produced by Luke Pensabene