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9 minutes. One shovel. Zero trust. This desert burial goes VERY sideways.
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The Dig (2017)

Tense AFDesert noirTwisty

Overview

ThrillerCrime

A man helps a woman bury a dead body.

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short filmmurderdesertkillergrave diggingshovel

Standout Aspects

Direction

Kosinski's visual precision in brutal sunlight.

Acting

Kitsch and Collins: who needs who more?

Best for:Solo: Dark little palate cleanser between full-length films.·Rewatch: Catch the power dynamics you missed first time.
Heads up:Violence: Implied murder, one bloody aftermath scene.·Disturbing: Body disposal played for psychological tension.
Joseph Kosinski

Director

Joseph Kosinski

ReleasedSep 6, 2017
Runtime9m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
RESET Content

Top Cast

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch

Bud

Lily Collins

Lily Collins

Zoe

Khalid Ghajji

Khalid Ghajji

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Joseph Kosinski made this between Oblivion and Only the Brave as a creative palette cleanser.

Insight

The entire film was shot in one day with natural light only—no artificial sources in the desert scenes.

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