Lionsgate has bought the North American distribution rights to director Rodrigo Cortes man-in-the-pine-box thriller Buried. The deal was made at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for just about $4 million. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as an American citizen working in Iraq who is kidnapped and buried alive in the desert.

Lionsgate beat out bids from Screen Gems and Fox Searchlight for the rights. To see a trailer and learn more about Buried, click here.