''Blank'' is a 2022 British science fiction thriller film directed by Natalie Kennedy and written by Stephen Herman. It stars Rachel Shelley, Heida Reed, Wayne Brady, Annie Cusselle, Rebecca-Clare Evans, and Bhasker Patel.

Plot

Claire Rivers is a desperate writer struggling with writer's block, so she travels to a fully enclosed rural compound for a retreat that is fully controlled by A.I. However, a glitch turns the whole residence into a torturous prison.

Cast

* Rachel Shelley as Claire Rivers * Heida Reed as Rita * Wayne Brady as Henry *Annie Cusselle as Young Claire *Rebecca-Clare Evans as Helen Rivers *Bhasker Patel as Dr. Varma

Release

''Blank'' premiered at the Manchester Film Festival on 15 March 2022. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2023.

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the film a score of four out of five and wrote it was a "compelling new cinematic prison that's well worth spending time in." Phil Hoad from ''

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'' gave a score of three out of five and wrote, "With some flashes of inspired direction, like an upwards through-the-typewriter shot, this hybrid of fastidious huis clos thriller and trauma drama at least has an in-progress human energy and scope".

References

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* {{wikiquote 2022 films 2020s dystopian films British science fiction thriller films Films about artificial intelligence Films about androids Films about security and surveillance Films set in England 2020s English-language films 2020s British films English-language science fiction films