The Elevator: Three Minutes Can Change Your Life (2013)

Director
Massimo Coglitore

Main cast
James Parks; Caroline Goodall; Burt Young; Katie McGovern

Genres
Drama, Thriller

Description
A disturbing psychological thriller, that engages the audience to the point that it is always caught off guard, thus changing the point of view of the two main performers.


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