The story kicks off with an archaeology professor, Hopper (Andrew Wilson), who goes missing while exploring a remote Texas cave system in search of the legendary "Fountain of Youth". When he fails to return, a group of his students—and a couple of tagging-along younger kids—set out to find him.
They find his van, find the cave, and rappel down into the dark. But the second they cross the threshold, the rules of reality break. Time Trap(2017)
Just seconds inside the cave equate to years on the surface. The story kicks off with an archaeology professor,
As the students realize they’ve been underground for what they think is an hour, hundreds—then thousands—of years have actually passed for the rest of humanity. Time Trap (2017) - Who Cares What You Think? But the second they cross the threshold, the
If you’re a fan of high-concept sci-fi but tired of the same old big-budget tropes, it’s time to talk about . Released in 2017 and directed by Ben Foster and Mark Dennis, this indie thriller manages to do more with a $1 million budget than many blockbusters do with $100 million.
What makes Time Trap so gripping is its central conceit: . Inside the cave, time moves at a crawl compared to the outside world.
Through a skylight in the cave, the characters see the sun and moon flashing across the sky like a strobe light—each flicker representing a full day passing in the blink of an eye.