The Call Up

"This time it's for real"

Jun 24 2016 Not Rated 1h 30m
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When a group of elite online gamers each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game, it’s a dream come true and impossible to resist. Arriving at the test site, the group step into hi-tech gear and prepare for a revolutionary, next-level gaming experience that brings modern warfare to life with frightening realism. At first it’s a unique and exhilarating experience. But what starts out like a dream encounter with cutting edge technology quickly takes a turn for the sinister. Once the group are attacked by enemy combatants, they soon realize this is no game after all. Make a mistake here and you pay with your life. Now these masters of the shoot ‘em up will have to fight for survival within a game gone bad, but this time it’s for real.

Plot

A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a sinister turn when these masters of the shoot-'em-up discover that they will actually be fighting for their lives.

Written by

Charles Barker, Damian Fitzsimmons

Directed by

Charles Barker

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Stigma Films, Marzipan Productions, Creative England, Red & Black Films, Pont Neuf Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
4,193
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA