// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Cell 213 a prison cell? Because it's a captive audience.

Not to be confused with Cell 211.

Cell 213
Directed by	Stephen T. Kay
Written by	Maninder Chana
Produced by	Hartley Gorenstein Hassain Zaidi
Starring	Eric Balfour Michael Rooker Bruce Greenwood
Cinematography	Luc Montpellier
Edited by	Tad Seaborn
Music by	Jonathan Goldsmith
Distributed by	Access Motion Pictures
Release date	June 10, 2011 (2011-06-10)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Cell 213 is a 2011 Canadian horror film starring Bruce Greenwood, Eric Balfour, and Michael Rooker.

Plot

Lawyer Michael Grey (Balfour) is summoned to an isolated prison to defend a murderer. When the murderer violently kills himself during their interview, all eyes are on Grey and he is soon sentenced in the same prison, South River State Penitentiary. Forced to deal with a sadistic guard (Rooker) and an enigmatic Warden (Greenwood) and locked in Cell 213, the same as the murderer who put him in prison, God and the devil battle for Grey's soul.

Cast

• Eric Balfour as Michael Grey
• Bruce Greenwood as the Warden
• Michael Rooker as Ray Clement
• Deborah Valente as Audrey Davis
• Conrad Coates as Frank
• Viv Leacock as Six
• Tamara Gorski as Lynn
• Rob Ramsay as Rory

Production

Filming took place in fall of 2008 in Ontario. Jonathan Goldsmith recorded the film's music.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 17% based on six reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10.

External links

• Official website
• Cell 213 at IMDb
• Cell 213 at Rotten Tomatoes
• A Chat with Horror Icon Michael Rooker
• Cell 213 Official Trailer
• Cell 213: Locked into a senseless predicament