Papers, Please: The Short Film

The production quality is truly incredible, definitely at the level of a Hollywood hit if not better. The set fully enveloped the atmosphere of the game, each piece had detail and depth. The actors were perfect, the lead actor for the Inspector had an amazing performance, probably the best I've seen in a long time in how he represented his sternness, his emotion, the way he thought throw allowing the last passport, everything. I think the way he grabbed his head at 8:39 was a bit unnatural, but that was a mere 1 second. His performance after Elisa chocked me up. The clothing was so well done, looked just scruffy enough, had the soviet Russian vibe, everything. A true piece of art.

Excellent writing, set design, and art direction, managed to capture the style of Papers, Please while still being realistic, the acting was great, and I thought the lack of music in the more emotional/tense scenes worked really well and felt very human and captivating. I really liked the music although it doesn't fit that well with the setting it goes for, editing was good but could've been better towards the end, and it used quite a bit of CGI, which put me off but at the same time it still kind of works and is forgivable for the most part.

10 minutes was enough for the film to convey the atmosphere of the game of the same name, to intrigue the audience, to shock him and give hope for the revival of Russian cinema.

Viewable in steam and youtube.

Strong at the beginning, strong in the middle, weak at the end. Marvellous insiders with known persons from the game and heartbreaking scenes but it was very rushed at the end. There was room for a few more minutes. But this takes nothing away and it was just a great experience and a great film!

This is simply the most accurately portrayed video game movie I have ever seen. I feel that this movie captures the feel of the game and touches on the subjects in the game better than any other. Although short, this film is an interesting watch whether you've played the game or not. I highly recommend giving it a watch. It's both short and free, so why not?