Centigrade (2020 film)
Centigrade is a 2020 survival thriller film directed by Brendan Walsh, written by Walsh and Daley Nixon, produced by Amanda Bowers, Molly Conners, Vincent Morano, Keri Nakamoto, Jane Oster, Bradley J. Ross, and Brendan Walsh.[3][4] It stars Genesis Rodriguez, Vincent Piazza and Louis Cancelmi.[5]
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Directed by | Brendan Walsh |
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Cinematography | Seamus Tierney |
Edited by | Bradley J. Ross |
Distributed by | IFC Midnight |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $31,269[1][2] |
Centigrade was released by IFC Midnight to limited theatres and video on demand on August 28, 2020.[6][7][8]
Plot
The film centers on married couple Matt and Naomi who become isolated in their frozen vehicle during a blizzard. They struggle to survive as the temperature drops to dangerous levels and they encounter unforeseen obstacles to stay alive.
Naomi is pregnant and goes into labor. Matt helps his wife with the delivery of the their baby girl. Naomi suggest they name her Olivia, Liv for short, Matt agrees. Matt continues to suffer from hypothermia to his hands while he is trying to dig through the window.
Naomi had a hard time calming Olivia and Matt offers his coat to keep the baby warm. The next morning Matt is unconscious, Matt dies. Days later Naomi wakes up with drops of water on her face. She goes and checks the window and the snow is soft enough to break through. She grabs her belongings, wraps up the baby and manages to get out of the car.
The movie ends with Naomi finding a hotel. Naomi and Olivia survive.
Reception
Critics gave the film mixed to negative reviews with a 41% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A survival thriller largely bereft of thrills, Centigrade may leave audiences feeling just as hopelessly trapped as the main characters."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
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