The Call Up

You're a top-tier gamer handed a golden ticket to test a revolutionary VR combat simulator, the machine humming like a promise. And then the headset doesn't come off. The wires stay live. The bullets don't reset. This was never a beta test. It’s a live feed. Now your twitch reflexes are the only thing between respawn and death. The screen stays black after the credits. You check your own hands.

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Charles Barker directed The Call Up in 2016. See Charles Barker's full filmography, where to start with Charles Barker, or where to go after you've seen everything by Charles Barker.

The Call Up was released in 2016 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.