VANISHING ON 7TH STREET

Year: 2010
USA: Magnolia Pictures
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo, Jacob Latimore, Taylor Groothuis, Jordan Trovillion, Arthur Cartwright, Neal Huff, Hugh Maguire, Erin Nicole Brolley
Director: Brad Anderson
Country: USA
USA Rated: R or language
USA Release Date: 18 February 2011 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

"Stay in the light."

From director Brad Anderson (SESSION 9, TRANSSIBERIAN, THE MACHINIST) comes VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, a terrifying, apocalyptic thriller that taps into one of humankind’s most primal anxieties: fear of the dark.

When an unexplained blackout plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, the next morning as the sun rises, reveals that only a few people remain - surrounded by heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows.

A small handful of strangers that have managed to survive the night (Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo and newcomer Jacob Latimore) each find their way to a rundown bar, whose gasoline-powered generator and stockpile of food and drink make it the last refuge in a deserted city.

With daylight beginning to disappear completely and whispering shadows surrounding the survivors, they soon discover that the enemy is the darkness itself, and only the few remaining light sources can keep them safe. As time begins to run out for them, darkness closes in and they must face the ultimate terror.