# The Call Up (2016)

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**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Charles Barker
**Written by**: Charles Barker
**Starring**: Max Deacon, Morfydd Clark, Ali Cook, Chris Obi, Tom Benedict Knight, Dino Fazzani

> *This time it's for real*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: dread

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