Subkultur Films is making their way into the American market with this UHD/Blu combo of OUT OF ORDER, an incredibly tense and claustrophobic cross between a disaster film and character piece. On a Friday evening, four people find themselves trapped in an elevator. Facing the threat of a weekend trapped in the elevator and limited oxygen, the 4 try to find a means of escape, but the tension in the elevator car might be more dangerous than the threat of being trapped inside. Director Carl Shenkel directs the hell out of this thing, making every use of the elevator and elevator shaft, everything bathed in steely blues and silvers, for being set in such a limited location, it is truly a beautiful looking movie, with four fantastic performances to match the fantastic filmmaking. The tension is given ample time to boil until it explodes into bursts of action and violence, the film keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat until the action-packed climax. Each of the 4-lead performances are fantastic, the way each interact and weave with each other, the way the interpersonal interactions ramp that tension, it’s all masterfully pulled off, a real highwire act that is worked here, and it sticks the landing masterfully.

Subkulter really have gone all out with this release of OUT OF ORDER. It is a dual format 4k UHD/standard blu combo pack, and the UHD here is an absolute treat, those blues and silvers absolutely pop with the HDR, and the whites of the elevator lighting are managed super well, not blowing out at all, truly a stunning presentation, with the standard blu looking fantastic as well. The audio is also stellar as well, with German mono and 5.1 mixes offered, which sound fantastic. For completionists, the English dub is offered, which was what was used for the American release from Vestron in the VHS days. It’s certainly not the way I would recommend watching the film, but it’s nice that it offered here.

Extras wise, on the blu there is an interview with actor Hannes Jaenicke, DP Jacques Steyn, an alternate version of the film with some additional character beats, those additions are from an SD source, while interesting, the theatrical version is the way to watch the film, but a nice bonus nonetheless. We also have an isolated music audio track, the German theatrical trailer, the opening and end credits in English and Textless, and a nice image gallery to round out a wonderful package.