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Buried (2010)

Directed by Rodrigo Cortés · Cinematography by Eduard Grau

R95 min51 frames

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170,000 sq miles of desert. 90 minutes of oxygen. No way out.

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Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, rough surface features faint carved markings being retraced by a sharp point. The scene is illuminated…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A man lies inside a narrow, dark wooden enclosure with visible pine grain walls. He holds a phone close to his…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a textured wooden surface written on with black ink. A pen tip is visible on the right side…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A close-up view focuses on the worn, dark metallic surface of an analog watch. The hands move across the…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A narrow gap between two dark, opaque objects reveals a patch of warm texture. The frame is largely composed of…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A man lies in a dark, enclosed space framed by a light-colored wooden structure. He holds a bright mobile phone…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped, and enclosed underground space lit by a singular glowing light stick. A handwritten ransom…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, enclosed space is illuminated only by a small, flickering flame. A man with stubble and a gag over his…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, textured surface of sand is lit with a green monochromatic night vision. A single human hand rests flat…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, nocturnal outdoor environment with sand visible in the foreground. A man lies prone while looking at a…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped wooden space with extremely limited vertical clearance and no visible exits. A man lies on his…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a pale, translucent cylindrical object resting on dirt. Specks of debris cover the surface…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A man lies on his back inside a confined, dark wooden space. He holds a single red glowing light source near…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — The frame shows a dark, confined space with minimal environmental detail visible. A man lies on his side,…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A man lies in a dark, confined space illuminated only by a small flame. The man grimaces and squints his eyes…Buried (2010) movie still: closeup — A dark, unidentifiable space is shrouded in near-total shadow. A person holds a bright mobile phone that…
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Buried — official trailer

What is Buried about?

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Where can you watch Buried?

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What does the cinematography of Buried look like?

Sampled across 49 frames, the coverage of Buried leans heavily on close-ups (94% of the sample). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Eduard Grau keeps 92% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 90% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 96% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Buried?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Buried (2010) are #0b0b07, #2f2617, #534b32, #26160b, #112c15, #051a2f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #0b0b07
  • #2f2617
  • #534b32
  • #26160b
  • #112c15
  • #051a2f

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