Overview

• Brick, the mystery-sci-fi-horror thriller starring Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruby O. Fee, premiered at Filmfest München on July 2 and became available globally on Netflix on July 10.
• On screen, they portray a couple besieged in their own apartment by a mysterious wall, channeling the physical and emotional challenges of their characters.
• Ruby O. Fee’s childhood on a self-sufficient island inspired the pair’s approach to crisis readiness, where she honed fishing, shelter-building and resource-management skills.
• The duo maintains a prepper stockpile intended to last 25 years, including fuel, nonperishable food and essentials such as toilet paper, reflecting their off-screen ethos.
• Although not planning a wedding, they have playfully discussed exchanging surnames in interviews, illustrating how they balance public curiosity with personal normalcy.