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, Jack DiFalco, Jeremy Holm,

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and Chris Ellis. The film premiered at the 2019 Louisville's International Festival of Film.

Plot summary

In a small farming town, Cody, a local teen and aspiring musician, becomes trapped in a 50-foot grain silo. Volunteer Fire Chief Frank and the farms owner, Junior work to save him before he dies. Along the way they and the rest of the community must overcome their differences.

Cast

*Jeremy Holm as Frank *

as Valerie *Jack DiFalco as Cody *

as Junior * Chris Ellis as Mr. Adler *

as Lucha *James DeForest Parker as Sutter *Rebecca Lines as Sheriff Jessica Baxter

Release

The film was released on May 7, 2021.

Reception

The film has a 62 percent rating on

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based on 21 reviews.

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'' awarded the film two stars out of four and wrote, "The shooting is picturesque, the acting overbaked." Jacob Oller of ''

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'' rated the film a 4.1 and wrote, "There’s a very scary, thrilling, insightful movie to be made about these kinds of accidents and the people they happen to. ''Silo'' isn’t it." Brian Shaer of ''

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'' rated the film a 9.5 out of 10 and wrote, "But rest assured that soon enough, this small, unassuming film reveals its true nature as one of the scariest movies I’ve seen in a long time."

References

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