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Oppression (Original title)Shut In (Alternative title)
Date: 2016 (Copyright)

Countries: France, Canada, USA

Director: Farren Blackburn

Synopsis: After an accident that killed her husband and left her son in a 'shut in' state of paralysis a psychologist cares for her disabled child in a remote house where she is plagued by disturbing dreams. A mute young boy sent to her for counseling, disappears while at her home and is presumed dead in the wintry expanses outside, she becomes convinced that he is still alive however and the world of dreams and reality begin to blur.

Genre:
Horror

Subjects:
Paralysis, Sleep disorders
Releases
Date: 30 November 2016Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 91 mins Distributor: EuropaCorp. Distribution
Date: 24 February 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 90 mins 58 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Arrow Film Distributors Ltd

Credits (100)
©: EuropaCorp, ©: Shut In Productions Inc., ©: Shut In Productions (Vancouver) Inc., A Europacorp – Transfilm International Inc co-production: EuropaCorp, Transfilm International Inc, In association With: Lava Bear, With the participation of: Canal+, With the participation of: OCS, Ciné+, A Europacorp – Transfilm International Inc. production: EuropaCorp, Transfilm International Inc., Production Company: Lava Bear, Production Company: Canal+, Production Company: OCS, Production Company: Ciné+, Produced in association with: The Movie Network, Super Écran, With the participation of the: Province of British Columbia Film Incentive, Presents: EuropaCorp, Ajoz Films, Production Services: Screen Siren Pictures, International Sales: EuropaCorp, Executive Producer: Tory Metzger, Executive Producer: David Linde, Executive Producer: Lisa Ellzey, Executive Producer: Jonathan Vanger, Executive Producer: Romuald Drault, Executive Producer: Trish Dolman, Produced by: Ariel Zeïtoun, Produced by: Claude Léger, Produced by: Christine Haebler, Production Manager: Olivier Glaas, Production Manager: Ginette Guillard, Production Manager Vancouver: Mandy Spencer Phillips, Production Co-ordinator: Julia Mongin, Production Co-ordinator: Suzanna Wojciechowska, Production Co-ordinator: Scott Matthews, Cost-controller: Maël Marivint, Head Accountant: Manon Proulx, Production Accountant: Dorothy Ramsey, Unit Manager: Laurent Communaux, Unit Manager: Danny Turgeon, Location Manager: Benoît Mathieu, Location Manager: Michael Gazetas, Post-production Manager: Julie Léger, 1st Assistant Director: Buck Deachman, 2nd Assistant Director Vancouver: Rachael Fortier, 2nd Assistant Director Montreal: Laurence Mercier, 3rd Assistant Director Vancouver: Scott Kukurudz, 3rd Assistant Director Montreal: Gabrielle Mankiewicz, Script Supervisor: Nanouk Martel, Casting by: Andrea Kenyon, Casting by: Randi Wells, Casting by: Lucinda Syson, Kate Ringsell, Extras Casting Montreal: Julie Brenton, Extras Casting Vancouver: LA Hilts, Written by: Christina Hodson, Director of Photography: Yves Bélanger , B Camera Operator: Jean Kavanagh, Steadicam Operator: François Daignault, Steadicam Operator: Bob Findlay, Steadicam Operator: Sacha Proctor, Camera A 1st: Nicolas Marion, Digital Imaging Technician: Patrick Hogue, Stills Photography: Jan Thijs, Digital Visual Effects by: Mikros Image Canada Inc., Special Effects Supervisor: Louis Craig, Special Effects Supervisor: John MacCuspie, Special Effects: L' Intrigue, Film Editor: Baxter, Film Editor: Maryline Monthieux, Production Designer: Paul D. Austerberry, Art Director: Charlotte Rouleau, Art Director: Jeremy Stanbridge, Head Decorator: Paul Hotte, Set Decorator: Carol Lavallee, Costume Designer: Odette Gadoury, Costume Co-ordinator: Caroline Poirer, Make-up Department Head: Colleen Quinton, Key Hairdresser: Jean-Jacques Dion, Digital Colourist: Charlotte Mazzinghi, Original Score: Nathaniel Mechaly, Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Adam Klemens, Sound Engineer: Stéphane Bucher, Sound: Stéphane Bucher, Sound: Ken Yasumoto, Sound: Emmanuel Augeard, Sound: Louis Collin, Sound: François-Joseph Hors, Boom Operator: Jerôme Rabu, Re-recording Mixer: François Joseph Hors, Supervising Sound Editor: Ken Yasumoto, Supervising Sound Editor: Emmanuel Augeard, Stunt Co-ordinator: Alexandre Cadieux, Stunt Co-ordinator: Héléna Laliberté, Stunt Co-ordinator: Owen Walstrom, Publicist: Emma Cooper
Cast (13)
Naomi Watts (Mary Portman), Oliver Platt (Dr Wilson), Charlie Heaton (Stephen Portman), Jacob Tremblay (Tom), David Cubitt (Doug Hart), Clementine Poidatz (Lucy), Alex Braunstein (Aaron Hart), Crystal Balint (Grace), Ellen David (Joan), Tim Post (sheriff), Peter Outerbridge (Richard), Anto Chevier (Stephen at 5 years old), Thomas Macedo (Stephen at 9 years old)