Room 8

2013
7m

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A prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.A prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.A prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.

Director
- James W. Griffiths
Writers
- James W. Griffiths
- Geoffrey Fletcher
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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- James W. Griffiths
Writers
- James W. Griffiths
- Geoffrey Fletcher
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Featured review

6/10

Mystery meets Prison Drama.

A prisoner is locked up in a Soviet prison, a grim setting from the start. Very good cinematography - the sense of claustrophobia is palpable. We're then offered a genre flip when the prisoner is tempted by another to touch a red wooden box.

Well, I won't give any spoilers away but you won't be disappointed!

This is a good solid and original short. The intrigue works well and builds to a good conclusion.

6/10

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This short film is based on a dialogue-only (no stage directions) script by Oscar winning writer Geoffrey Fletcher. The script was released as part of the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series, open to contestants to create their own film from. Room 8 was one of the winners and was granted 40,000 GBP to create this film.