"Once you get in, you can't get out."

2001

1h 42m

6.2(924 votes)

Crime

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Overview

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Thora Birch

Liz Dunn

Desmond Harrington

Mike Steel

Keira Knightley

Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith

Laurence Fox

Geoff Bingham

Embeth Davidtz

Dr. Philippa Horwood

Steven Waddington

DCS Tom Howard

Emma Griffiths Malin

Daisy

Kelly Hunter

DI Chapman

Daniel Brocklebank

Martyn Taylor

Jemma Powell

Minnie (as Gemma Powell)

Creative team

Directed by: Nick Hamm
Written by: Ben Court
Caroline Ip
Produced by: Suzanne Warren
Pippa Cross

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