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Black Ops (film)

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Black Ops
Film poster
Directed byTom Paton
Written byTom Paton
Produced byGeorge Burt
Alexa Waugh[1]
StarringRachel Warren
Simon Meacock
Bentley Kalu
Samantha Schnitzler
Shayne Ward
Toby Osmond
CinematographyGeorge Burt
Music byMax Sweiry
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
  • August 2019 (2019-08) (2020)[2]
  • December 06 (06-12)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom[3]
LanguageEnglish

Black Ops, also known as The Ascent or Stairs, is a 2019 independent action horror film directed by Tom Paton.[4]

Plot

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A special ops military team find themselves stuck on an endless staircase and must fix their past sins against civilians or die on the stairs.[1]

Cast

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  • Shayne Ward as Will Stanton
  • Bentley Kalu as Ben Garrett
  • Samantha Schnitzler as Kia Clarke
  • Alana Wallace as Hayley Nolan
  • Toby Osmond as Jack Ford
  • Sophie Austin as Emma Walker
  • Spencer Collings as Carter Harris
  • Simon Meacock as Shaun Buxton
  • Phoebe Robinson-Galvin as Rachel Ryan
  • Julia Szamalek as The Prisoner
  • Matt Malecki as Mateus
  • Rachel Warren as The Mother
  • Piotr Baumann as Pavel

Release

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The film premiered at the 2019 FrightFest[1] on 26 August, and released on 12 June 2020 as direct to video on demand.[1]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 9 critics' reviews are positive.[5] It is described by reviewers as being either military horror,[6] or action and horror.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Billington, Alex. 24 April 2020. FirstShowing.net, FirstShowing.net, viewed 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ Rodgers, Matt (27 August 2019). "Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Stairs". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ Movies and Mania, 6 July 2019, viewed 29 May 2022
  4. ^ Crow, Roger. "THE ASCENT [BLACK OPS] (2019) – FILM REVIEW". On: Yorkshire Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ Black Ops, Rotten Tomatoes, viewed 29 May 2022
  6. ^ MLMillerWrites, 15 June 2020, viewed 29 May 2022
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