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The Vector

Virus Inside. Army Outside. Vigilantes Downstairs.
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Horror
Thriller

PLOT

When a sudden federal quarantine and total network blackout severs the city of Austin, four young friends find themselves trapped inside a locked apartment. With the digital grid dying, their only connection to the unfolding nightmare in the streets is a series of glitchy phone calls and unverified text messages. Stripped of visual effects and driven by raw, high-intensity performances, The Vector is a relentlessly claustrophobic psychological horror-thriller where the boundary between survival and paranoia hinges on the voices on the other end of the line. The Vector strips away the noise of modern blockbuster cinema to deliver psychological claustrophobia. Armed with nothing but an immersive soundscape and an explosive ensemble cast, this zero-VFX "bottle" thriller locks the audience into an isolation cell alongside four characters as they realize that the most terrifying element of the crisis isn’t what’s happening outside—it’s the human panic trapped within.

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CAST

Walton Self
Eric
Eric Alfio
Chris
Eleanor Yarborough
Judy
Eryka
Laura
Directed by Vinay Chandra

DETAILS

Status
Post Production
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Poppy Films
Country
US

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