Brick Number 1 55 Country: Was this Netflix Science Fiction film plagiarism of the lesser-known nuggets of the 80s?

For almost 10 days, bricks trusted the first place in Top 10 in Netflix in 55 countries Flixpatrol. This German science fiction film is an excellent feature of the film, which is nevertheless divided by internet users. But its concept is devilishly effective: the couple locked in their apartment after the appearance of a mysterious black wall. To keep it, they will have to dig and meet with their neighbors … something weird.

If Philip Kochi, Brick Director and Screenwriter, definitely caught some ideas in a cube or escape game, it seems that he called plagiarism another intrigue as our colleagues showed itAdorocinema.

Fantastic and terrible anthology

Those who grew up in the 1970s really have memories of singular stories, an anthology series, which are 13 television films in 1986, in France 3. Its Anglo -American -made company Hammer Film Productions – was particularly specialized in fantastic and horrible programs.

The episode we are interested in is the third in the collection. The called “Baby Play” (baby game), it follows a family that wakes up one morning and is trapped at home. All windows and doors are sealed with inadmissible walls. They had to meet a series of paranormal events that control their lives.

Synopsis, which reminds the brick and gives it even more importance when you look at the extract below:

As in the science fiction film Netflix, the wall appeared one night and consists of a material that has never been seen. Couples started giving some very interesting hypotheses: according to her husband, it would be a government who wants to protect them from any external threats (like nuclear war). A subject that has been exactly grown with bricks with a jury character.

The survivors are also deprived of all external resources as their access to TV will be reduced. Just like Tim (Matthias Sweden) and Olivia (Ruby O. Fee) had no WiFi or 5G network. If the father tries to remove the wall and destroy the floor, he quickly understands that the result is not possible …

A different ending

Please note that the next abolition of the brick end.

If bricks and “children’s game” start from the same postulate, the two films have a completely transparent end. In the production of Netflix, the wall comes from an incident that specializes in a specialized nano-technology company that has influenced Hamburg. Our two heroes end up escaping from their building, but Philip Koch did not answer the important question – was it a fire crime or accidental? – Open the door suits.

As for the 1986 TV movie That you will find in English hereIt takes a completely different direction …

Bricks, to see on Netflix.