Overview

• Brick premiered at Filmfest München on July 2 before its global Netflix debut on July 10 as a 90-minute survival-mystery
• The film secured and has maintained the top position in Germany’s Netflix film charts since July 11
• Real-life couple Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruby O. Fee play a trapped pair whose on-screen chemistry heightens the story’s emotional core
• Critical response has been mixed, with praise for the film’s tension and performances tempered by critiques of predictability
• Ongoing discussions about the wall’s symbolic role, unanswered narrative questions and the nanotech premise have fueled talk of a potential sequel