Spiderhead
2022 American film by Joseph Kosinski
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- Spiderhead is a 2022 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the 2010 dystopian short story "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders.
- The story follows inmates in a luxurious prison who participate in experiments involving mind-altering drugs.
- Spiderhead premiered in Sydney on June 11, 2022, and was released on Netflix on June 17.
- Plot Spiderhead is a state of the art penitentiary experimenting with the effects of research chemicals.
- The program is overseen by the sympathetic and hospitable Steve Abnesti, along with his assistant Mark.
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WikipediaSpiderhead is a 2022 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the 2010 dystopian short story "Escape from Spiderhead" by George Saunders. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett. The story follows inmates in a luxurious prison who participate in experiments involving mind-altering drugs. Principal photography took place in Australia in 2020.
Spiderhead premiered in Sydney on June 11, 2022, and was released on Netflix on June 17. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Spiderhead is a state of the art penitentiary experimenting with the effects of research chemicals. The test subjects, technically prisoners of the state, are volunteers for the project aiming to reduce their sentence time. The program is overseen by the sympathetic and hospitable Steve Abnesti, along with his assistant Mark. The prisoners have their own rooms, do chores, and are free to roam without guard supervision. The subjects go through daily test runs of various drugs, all of which alter their emotions and their perceptions of their surroundings.
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