Wednesday, April 17, 9:00 PM - Full-capacity screening
Vincenzo Natali | Canada | 1997 | 90m
with Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, Maurice Dean Wint
Carbon Arc is excited to provide a venue for Hellifax Horror Fest'sNational Canadian Film Day screening of Cube!
Six ordinary strangers awaken from their daily lives to find themselves trapped in a surreal prison, a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby traps. A cop. A professional thief. A student math whiz. A psychologist. An autistic adult. The assortment of individuals seems random, even perverse. None of these people know why or how they were imprisoned, but it soon emerges that each of them has a skill that could contribute to their escape. There are unanswered questions at every side: who created this diabolical maze, and why? Personality conflicts and struggles for power emerge as the tension rises. But one thing is crystal clear: unless they can learn to cooperate to work out the secrets of this deadly trap, none of them has very long to live.
"Vicenzo Natali's provocatively claustrophobic film really kick-started the gaming horror renaissance." - Howard Gorman, NME
"[Director Vincenzo] Natali's handling of mood and pace leave Cube one of the tightest horror-thrillers of the late '90s." - Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
"Vincenzo Natali's debut holds a beauty in purity that matches the mathematical conundrum its characters find themselves in." - Naila Scargill, Exquisite Terror
Best Canadian First Feature Film - Toronto International Film Festival (1997)
Jury Award - Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
About Hellifax:
Hellifax Horror Film Festival is for fans of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller and anything weird and wacky, and also for the filmmakers who deliver those innovative and compelling stories. Hellifax is a non-profit society in its 5th year. We are proud of our amazing team of dedicated volunteers, our strong programming and great reviews. Please check out the Hellifest website here <https://hellifax.com/> and Hellifest on FilmFreeway <https://filmfreeway.com/HellifaxHorror>, where you can also submit your film.
Tickets: Pay what you choose.
We are selling pay what you can tickets in the hope of recouping the costs incurred from hosting discussions with filmmakers from out of town.
Carbon Arc, Fleapit, and Hellifest are allocating all ticket revenues toward this recoupment.
