Directed by:
Phillip NoyceScreenplay:
Chris SparlingCinematography:
John BrawleyComposer:
Fil EislerCast:
Naomi Watts, Colton Gobbo, Sierra Maltby, Ellen Dubin, Juan Pope, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Edie Mirman, Paul Pape, Rebecca Flinn-White, Michelle Johnston (more)Plots(1)
In a small Canadian town, a mother leaves the house and sets off on a jog while music from her smartphone plays in her ear. On the way, she is passed by several police cars. As she enters the middle of the woods, she receives a call and learns that there has been a mass shooting at her son's school. Desperate, she tries to call a cab so she can get to the scene and check on her son. This thriller by the master of suspense Phillip Noyce depicts events entirely from the mother's perspective. It has several false leads and other twists in store as the plot unfolds, with the cell phone serving as a dramaturgical catalyst. Lead actress Naomi Watts, who also served as the film’s producer, carries the film with a veritable tour de force of acting from the first minute to the last. (Zurich Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Naomi Watts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/116/167116583_51a8ea.jpg)
Naomi Watts
UK
Best movies:
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
21 Grams (2003)
Mother and Child (2009)
Colton Gobbo
Best movies:
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
The Desperate Hour (2021)
Sierra Maltby
Best movies:
The Desperate Hour (2021)
![Ellen Dubin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467441_86620a.jpg)
Ellen Dubin
Canada
Best movies:
Murdoch Mysteries: Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas (2016) (TV movie)
The Murdoch Mysteries (2004) (series)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Juan Pope
Best movies:
The Desperate Hour (2021)
![Alex Paxton-Beesley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/130/163130362_d5be7d.jpg)
Alex Paxton-Beesley
Best movies:
Christmas with Holly (2012) (TV movie)
The Colony (2013)
The Confessor (2004)
Edie Mirman
Best movies:
The Prince of Light (2000)
The Boss Baby (2017)
The Little Polar Bear (2001)
Paul Pape
USA
Best movies:
Tangled (2010)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Rebecca Flinn-White
Best movies:
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Answer This! (2011)
The Desperate Hour (2021)
Michelle Johnston
USA
Best movies:
Sweet Jane (1998)
Chicago (2002)
A Chorus Line (1985)
David Reale
Canada
Zehra Fazal
USA
Best movies:
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023)
Man Down (2015)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)
Diane Johnstone
Best movies:
The Desperate Hour (2021)
Christmas in Love (2018) (TV movie)
Colors of Love (2021)