High-Rise + Introduction (15)

Dr Robert Laing arrives on the 25th floor of a 40-storey monolith brutally forged in concrete and steel. The medic is granted a private audience with the building’s architect, Anthony Royal, who lives in the penthouse with his emotionally brittle wife, Ann. “I conceived this building as a crucible for change,” Royal informs Robert. Power outages, which affect the lower floors, stoke resentment, eventually sparking civil war which claims the life of one beloved pet and a number of the residents.