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Synopsis: The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea. Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team-including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever?
Director(s): Alister Grierson
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
30%
R
Year:
2011
108 min
$22,300,000
Website
551 Views


This wasn't a case of him or her, Josh.

This was about there being

one body down there or two.

Once Jude lost it, there was...

She was gone. She wasn't coming home.

Frank had no right taking her

through there without bail-out tanks.

Surely that was her choice.

-Every fiber...

-This is all bullshit!

...of Jude's being

was driven to explore.

Frank didn't force her to do anything.

No.

No, he always pushes too hard.

Josh, no.

He made this happen.

Does somebody want to

give me a hand here?

Get her wrapped up

and ready to haul out of here.

Forward Base, Forward Base,

do you copy?

If you can hear me,

the storm is right on top of us.

No, it's blowing straight

in from the coast.

God damn it, Frank! Pick up!

Frank, can you hear me?

Have you got through to Jim

on the surface yet?

The comms are down.

It's probably the fiber connector

at Camp Three.

This is Camp Four to Surface Base,

come in.

What would you do?

On the mountain?

Camp Four to Surface Base, come in.

Jim, do you read me?

There is nothing can be done

for the dead at altitude.

If I were on the mountain,

I'd keep going.

Damn it.

Judes knew the risks better than anyone.

You drag everyone along

on your big dream

and they listen to you,

and they believe you,

and then they wind up down here,

f***ing dead.

God, it's a sphincter of rock, Dad.

Nobody cares.

-People care.

-No, they don't!

-Judes cared.

-Nobody out there in the real world

gives two shits about this f***ing cave!

Those bail-out tanks you were supposed

to bring down,

Judes and I had

to climb back up and get them.

Judes started the dive heavily fatigued

with a couple of hours

sleep under her belt.

Now maybe that didn't

make any difference,

but maybe it did.

Want to think about that?

All right, the comms are down.

J.D., Liz, I want you to head back up.

Let everyone know we're coming out.

We're going to need all hands down here

in the morning

to haul the rest of the gear out.

Okay, J.D., I'll prep the rigs.

I'm going with them.

Yeah, that's right. You go.

And when you get up there,

find that chopper and keep going.

Fine!

Jesus Christ, Frank.

Give the kid a break, would you?

I suggest you keep out of this!

Hey.

All right.

Yes, okay.

You go. Thank you, Luko.

Don't worry about it. I got this.

What is it with this guy?

You're his boss.

Let me talk to him.

Stop!

Listen.

What the hell was that?

We better keep moving.

I wonder where it leads.

We could always go and check it out

first thing in the morning.

Just you and me, Frank. What do you say?

Liz, get up there.

Okay.

I'm going to call Surface Base.

Liz, get up there.

I'm coming.

What the f*** is that?

The river. Surface Base.

-It is returning.

-Surface Base, do you copy?

-Get on the ropes.

-Can you hear me? Hello?

-Liz, come on!

-Can you hear me?

-Hang on.

-Get it in there.

-Got it!

-Forward Base! Dad?

-Dad, can you hear...

-Josh!

Up, good. Down, bad.

-Surface Base, do you copy?

-Quick as you can!

Surface Base, come in. Hello?

Can you hear me?

Sh*t.

-Josh, is that you?

-Jim.

Jim. We're at Junction Three!

What's going on?

Thank Christ! Look,

you've got to pull the team out now!

The storm has turned into a cyclone.

No, no, no, no!

The others are still down there.

The comms are down!

Josh, get out of there now!

Repeat! Get out, mate! Get out now!

F***!

Josh, do you copy?

What the hell is happening?

Hurry up!

What about Dad and the others?

We can't help them from here!

We got to get back to the surface.

Organize a rescue!

A rescue? No, we can't just

leave them down there!

Liz!

J.D., help me!

Liz!

I think it's stopping!

Liz, are you all right?

I'm okay!

There is a break in the flow!

We have to get out of here. Now!

Where's Carl?

What's going on?

We got to get out of here.

Yeah.

Where's Carl?

Come on, Josh!

What the hell is going on?

-Hurry.

-Josh, what the f*** are you doing?

Get up here!

Come on! Get on the rope!

I can't.

Josh, hurry up!

I can't leave them.

Hurry, Josh!

Oh, sh*t!

Josh!

Get up here, now!

They're gone. Let's go.

Whoo!

Man, that was great. What?

We'll never make that!

Frank!

Get Victoria on that ladder.

Coming up behind you, Frank.

Watch yourself.

Frank!

Who's there?

Dad?

Joshua!

What the f*** are you doing here?

Dad.

The cave is flooding!

Do you think?

Listen to me.

We need a belay! Can you do that?

Yeah, yeah.

-Secure?

-Yeah.

Quick, grab the line!

Clip it on!

Nice and tight! That's it!

-You're safe, let's go! Let's go!

-Okay.

Okay. Pull it.

Go, go.

That's it, one step at a time!

You got it.

She's climbing!

Nice and easy.

Go, baby! Go!

You're doing great!

Keep fighting, Vic!

Come on!

Take the weight!

Keep coming.

Come on!

Keep moving!

That's it! You got it!

Victoria, you're going

to take a big hit now.

Ready yourself!

You'll be all right.

Go, baby!

That's it! Keep going!

That's it!

You're going great.

Stop!

Stop! It's moving!

Go back down!

F*** that.

-You all right?

-Yeah.

Hold on, okay?

Vic!

Josh!

Joshua! Where are you?

Oh, my God!

Vic!

Jesus Christ, Vic! You good? Vic?

Jesus.

No!

No! No!

Christ.

Joshua!

Luko! Get Luko!

Luko! Luko!

Vic, talk to me.

-You good? You good?

-Yeah, I'm all right.

Luko!

George, let's go.

Watch that torrent!

Carl.

Luko!

Josh! Come on, get out of there!

Josh! Leave him!

Leave him!

You did everything you could, all right?

Frank, the exit! Sh*t!

We're heading back down to Forward Base!

We've got to find another way out!

Through the Restriction.

Grab anything you see that's useful!

I said useful!

Ropes, batteries, re-breathers.

We've got a few hours

before this place is underwater.

Frank, what if the air bell

through the Restriction is flooded?

Maybe we should

send the ROV through to check it out.

It won't be flooded.

Jesus, George. What if he's wrong?

Then we should all

start growing gills, mate.

This isn't my mask.

Where's my mask? God damn it!

Just bring those two

re-breathers over here.

George, give me a hand!

What the f*** are you doing?

Without a suit, you'll go hypothermic.

This is the only one that will fit you.

F*** that. I can't even dive.

I can't do this, any of this.

You can do this because you have

to do this! All right?

You can swim, can't you?

You can breathe? Then you can dive.

George will be with you all the way.

You'll be all right.

I thought George couldn't dive anymore.

We're taking him out of retirement.

Okay.

Okay, well, prioritize, Frank.

There's no time to take off her suit.

You have to show me

how to use the re-breather.

Listen to me!

No, you listen to me, Frank.

I'd rather be cold

and alive than warm and dead!

So, show me what to do!

You will need this!

I'm fine in this, Frank!

Show me what to do!

Because I am not wearing the wetsuit

of a dead person!

Get her a mask.

First rule of diving,

never hold your breath.

Yes?

You were bent before,

bad, in Mexico, right?

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