Room 8

Room 8, a short film written and directed by James W. Griffiths, takes place in a Russian prison. British prisoner Ives (Tom Cullen) is taken to a new cell, where he meets the mysterious Shears (Michael Gould). In the cell, Ives finds a red box, which piques his interest. Unable to fight his curiosity, he opens the box, and is shocked at what he finds.

Watch the short to find out what's inside the box...

That was short but impressive. Really good job!

("Sorry, your review is too short." thats what im getting as an error :D So im gonna talk non sense cause of my english... or not? nvm now its long enough to submit :D Anyway have a nice day every1.)

Room 8 Have A Very Genius Story Line . Prisoner Found A Box In His Ward When He Open That We See Another Dimensions Of His Room . Its More Like The Humans Want Their Freedom At Any Cost No Matters What Happened After Or What Is Our Consequences & We Not Satisfied With What We Have & Always We Want More . Like When Some Elder Guy Say To Us Don,t Do That And We Do & Regret About It . Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Said If You Want Your Freedom You Should Leave Your Captives Life At Any Price Some One Happy About It And Some One Face Withe Their Consequences.

Despite having won the BAFTA a few days before I watched this, I tried to come to this film with an open mind, equally happy to find it be award-worthy or not to be but just to take it on its own terms. The plot sees a British prisoner in a Russian jail put into a cell with another British prisoner. In the cell he finds a red box which the other man warns him not to open. In the light of the BAFTA win I should also say that after seeing this film I read the only other user comment on this site I was really surprised that it seemed to suggest that this film was all about the CGI effects, and I must say I totally disagree.

To me the CGI support a nice concept which goes very quickly to a satisfyingly dark ending. The effects are good for sure, but they are never the whole deal and in fact never feel like more than a support to the idea. The delivery is nicely convincing and the fantastical nature of the box never gets away from the grim reality of the prison. The direction keeps it here while also proposing this idea in a way that makes sense but yet is not real. The performances from Cullen and Gould help keep it real and I liked the coldness of Gould in particular.

Whether or not it deserved to win the BAFTA I cannot say as I have not seen the other contenders, but for me it uses the effects well to support the concept that keeps us in the cell, with the characters and then delivers a dark and satisfying conclusion.

or an Arabian fairy tale about magic boxes and illusion price. impressive for story more than for CGI. seductive for atmosphere and for the desire who seems so normal. it is one of the most inspired films about essence of dictatorship. about freedom in Gulag. or about the clash against the dark reality. after its end remains the powerful feeling of fascination. the story is not exactly original. you know it from many mystery/fantastic stories . but the impression is the same. a box. red. and a lot of box of matches. that is all.