As Above, So Below Page #4

Synopsis: Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all.
Director(s): John Erick Dowdle
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
38
Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
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Year:
2014
93 min
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Is he okay?

F***!

F***.

It's collapsed.

That was so f***ing close.

My God.

Wait.

F***.

Wait. Tell me we

didn't just go in a circle.

This isn't here.

This is the same tunnel, no?

This isn't here.

Believe me. No, no, no.

Look, I thought you said you

knew where we were going!

Wait. Listen to me.

Hey, hey, hey,

Benji! Stop it!

Listen, I'm sorry. I'm sorry!

Benji, I'm sorry!

Calm down! But listen to me.

This doesn't go here.

Okay, calm down.

This is the tunnel.

There is no turns.

There is no turns.

This is straight.

I don't understand.

What the hell do we do now?

This is all right.

Okay.

We shouldn't go this way.

Let's go, grab your sh*t.

We shouldn't go in there!

There's no other option.

Are you all right, Benji? Let me help.

Let me help.

Okay.

Okay.

What the hell is this?

Great. Very funny. So you

have never been here before.

No.

I've never been here, okay?

What the hell is this, then?

People just tag

your name on the wall?

I swear I've never been here.

I didn't do this, okay?

Who did it, then?

I don't know. I don't know.

For goodness' sake.

You better not be

f***ing with us.

Did you hear that?

Is that a phone?

Are there phones down here?

The phone company used to run

lines through here, but they...

Run lines through here?

Yeah.

They must have left some.

No.

Fifty years ago,

they took everything.

Go.

This is wrong.

Scarlett! Scarlett!

Barrire d'Enfer. This is the

spot I was talking about.

This is where the buildings

collapsed into the ground.

Hundreds of people

fell to their death right here.

Yes.

And when they sent

people to fix it,

50 more disappeared.

How the hell did they

get a piano down here?

Maybe it fell when one

of the houses collapsed.

You gotta be kidding.

When I was a kid, we had a piano

that looked exactly like this.

Really?

Danny and I used to play it all the time.

We only knew one song.

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean.

You remember that song?

We could never finish it because

the A4 key was f***ed up.

George...

This is a trip.

What's going on?

I told you.

We shouldn't be here.

We should keep going.

Guys, no.

We should keep moving.

F*** that. I'm going.

Scarlett!

Scarlett!

It's coming from down here.

Wait, wait!

Scarlett!

Hold up, Scarlett!

Scarlett!

Wait.

Hello?

Why won't you

talk to me, Scarlett?

Scarlett, hang up.

Who is this?

Hang up the phone, Scarlett.

Tell me.

Why won't you talk to me?

Who is this?

- Scarlett...

- You shouldn't be here.

Who is that?

La Taupe, c'est toi?

You shouldn't be here, Souxie.

La Taupe?

None of you should be here.

La Taupe.

That's La Taupe?

I thought you were dead.

You never even

came to look for me.

Never.

La Taupe...

Never.

La Taupe.

You're okay?

Come.

Where? Wait.

He doesn't know

where we're going.

You are looking to get out.

Yes. Yes.

Come.

Benji, wait for them.

- Let him go first.

- How did he get up there so fast?

Zed?

Yeah.

Is that the guy

that you were saying...

Disappeared

two years ago? Yes.

Jesus, Jesus.

- Okay.

- Is that bad? Is that bad?

It looks bad.

We shouldn't stay very long.

That is bad.

Quickly, guys.

Wait. Where did he go?

Come on.

Are you okay?

Go, just go!

Let's go! Let's go!

La Taupe! Wait!

La Taupe?

Everybody's here?

Careful.

Where is he?

Here.

Okay.

How can he see down here?

The only way out is down.

What?

Careful, Benji.

Careful.

Silent, silent.

It looks deep.

This is a bad idea.

This space that we're

looking for, the hidden chamber...

Didn't you notice that

it was perfectly wedged

between the east system and the

south system of the catacombs?

So it's got to connect them.

Yeah. Exactly.

If we find the chamber, then that's

the way out. We'll find a way out.

Are you sure?

I think. I'm sure.

What if there's no chamber?

There is.

It's down there.

Okay.

George, it's another 20 meters.

Are you at the bottom?

Yeah.

Okay. I'll be down

in a second.

Benji? You good?

Benji, you can start now.

All right, good.

F***ing harness.

You okay, Benji, up there?

Okay.

Come on, George, keep coming.

Hold on. I'm stuck. Sh*t!

Benji, watch out!

F***! Sh*t!

F***! My hands!

Benji, what happened?

I don't know!

Benji, are you okay? My hands.

No. My God.

The clip broke.

What? How?

I don't know!

I got you. I got you.

Fresh bandages in

one of the packs.

Just let me know if you

want me to change them.

All right, let's go.

Guys?

Yeah. We're going,

we're good.

All good?

Sort of.

His hands are still bleeding.

Sol bandaged them up.

Is he getting any...

Are you all right?

George?

Scarlett!

What?

I can't hear...

You all right?

Everyone?

Yeah!

You okay?

Are you okay?

What was that?

The question is

not what was that,

but who was that.

What the f***

does he mean by that?

What did he say?

Papillon, how long have

you known this guy?

He's different now.

Should we be following him?

I don't know.

There seems to be a right turn.

There is a door!

Come here, come here. A door!

Benji.

Thank God!

Watch your head, Benji.

Come on.

Sh*t! It's a dead end!

You said this is the way.

I thought it was the way, too.

Yeah?

Hey.

Everyone calm down!

Calm down.

We can't go back.

Scarlett.

Yeah. What?

Come here.

My God!

"Winged vulture

leads your way..."

"With brightest

light in darkest day."

Leads your way.

So this is...

Leads your way.

Watch out. Watch out.

There's something here!

What?

Is that a scarab?

Is that a scarab?

Scarab.

Egyptians, pyramids.

Pharaohs. Pharaohs.

Didn't pharaohs have a strange

way of hiding the tombs?

Yes! Yes!

A Ptolemaic hinge!

I have never seen...

Could this be...

One second,

can you just explain?

What are you talking about?

What's a Ptolemaic?

Ptolemaic hinge. Basically,

they form a kind of riddle.

It's a sort of

ancient Egyptian padlock.

So you have to take

the exact right stone

from the exact

right place, or...

Or what?

Or what?

Or the ceiling will collapse

on you and kill you.

What?

Are you kidding?

You have to be shitting me!

It's fine. It's okay.

"Underneath heaven's reign."

What does it say on the tomb?

Underneath heaven's reign.

Underneath heaven's reign.

Celestial spheres. The celestial spheres!

Eight planets, right?

Wait, wait, wait.

But the last two

weren't discovered yet.

Okay, so 6 planets.

6 planets.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Wait, wait, wait.

Scarlett. Scarlett!

Yes. What?

Don't touch anything.

Was this built before

or after Copernicus?

Before.

So, they still believed everything

revolved around the Earth.

Which means the Earth

didn't count as a planet.

Right. But the Moon did.

And so did the Sun.

So, 7 planets, right?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...

Be sure.

That's my count.

Stand way the f*** back.

Watch out!

It's moving!

Sh*t! Okay.

Be careful!

It's f***ing heavy!

Okay, it's moving!

Watch out!

Okay. Okay!

- Careful!

- Sh*t!

My God!

Sh*t!

You okay?

What is that?

What is that?

My God!

George, this is

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John Erick Dowdle

John Erick Dowdle (born December 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter. more…

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