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An influencer buries himself underground for clicks and has to confront his worst enemy - himself - he hopes to escape in this psychological thriller, that Film Brain finds a thoughtful take on the "buried alive" film.

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00:00An influencer finds himself in grave danger in the psychological thriller Die Before You Die,

00:05directed by Dan Pringle.

00:07Ziad Abaza is a struggling YouTuber who's trying to restore his reputation by engaging in a stunt,

00:13burying himself six feet underground as part of a religious ceremony.

00:17But as the days pass, Abaza worries that no one is coming to help him.

00:22Abaza, who is also the film's co-writer,

00:24does a convincing job portraying the self-absorbed YouTuber,

00:27who, even before he's buried, is split between his obnoxious bragging screen persona

00:32and his deeply insecure real personality.

00:35The closest comparison is naturally Ryan Reynolds' bury,

00:38but this goes in a very different spiritualist direction.

00:41Much of the film is Abaza debating with his inner monologue,

00:44wrestling with his ego and paranoia,

00:46represented by his daughter's toy monkey that he's brought with him.

00:49It's certainly ambitious to try and do something that's so internalised,

00:53especially on such a limited budget,

00:55and Die Before You Die stands out because it's so thoughtful about existentialism.

Die Before You Die (REVIEW) | Projector Shorts | An influencer gets (six feet) deep

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