Tower Block (film)

Tower Block is a British thriller film directed by James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson and written by James Moran. The film stars Sheridan Smith, Jack OConnell, Ralph Brown, and Russell Tovey and entails residents of a block of flats targeted by an unseen sniper after witnessing the murder of a teenager. Tower Block was theatrically released in the United Kingdom onSeptember 2012 and was also the closing film at the 2012 FrightFest Film Festival.

Three months later on a Friday, more is revealed about the building dwellers Amy Loui Batley has relationship problems with Jeff Jordan Long, Daniel Harry McEntire is a computer game addict his mother Carol Julie Graham worries for, Jenny Montserrat Lombard has two kids and parenting issues, Becky Sheridan Smith has feelings for her coworker Ryan Jamie Thomas King, Kurtis Jack OConnell is the buildings obnoxious protection racketeer, Gary Nabil Elouahabi and Mark Kane Robinson are drug dealers, and Paul Russell Tovey is an alcoholic. Saturday morning when Becky has Ryan at her flat, he is shot in the head through the kitchen window and dies. This triggers various sniper shootings Daniels father is shot dead, Gary is nearly shot but his friend Mark gets hit in the leg, Neville Ralph Brown saves his wife Violet Jill Baker from an incoming bullet, Paul is nearly shot, and Amy, shot in the hand and stomach, and Jeff, shot in the arm, are injured. The chaotic situation brings everyone together in the hallway, where Amy dies as a result of her injuries.They all try to figure out the nearby sniper and the motive. Carol believes its the building redevelopers trying to rid them. Kurtis thinks the sniper is a psychopath, but Becky realises the shooter is highly organised, having shut down the area transmission coverage and elevator. The staircase makes them an easy target with its windows, so they resort to using the ladder in the elevator shaft to get to the first floor after Jeff is killed by a sniper trap inside, which they manage to disable. Becky, Kurtis and Paul reach the first floor, only to discover the exit is blocked off. Heading back up, many start to assume the emoticons seen in the building based on the three wise monkeys, symbolize karma for not helping the homicide case or boy who was killed. At this point, Jenny abruptly directs herself to be killed by the sniper, mourning her dead kids who were victims. ........

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