Asylum Blackout

Asylum Blackout

When the lights go down, the inmates will rise.

2012 · 85 min · ★ 5.6 · Horror, Thriller

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm

Directed by Alexandre Courtes · Written by S. Craig Zahler

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Kenny Doughty George
Rupert Evans Max
Dave Legeno J.B
Richard Brake Harry
Darren Kent Pete
Anna Skellern Lynn
Éric Godon The Pill Inmate
Ian Lyons Police Lieutenant
Biondolillo Pascal James Harper
Joseph Kennedy Ricky
Marcus Garvey William
Philippe Résimont Nurse Inmate JB's Office

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