You put a bunch of people in one room long enough, eventually they’re going to either screw or kill each other. That’s not my saying, some jerkwad told me that long ago, but he may have a point, at least the latter part. When it comes to movies about people gettin’ stuck in one room, it’s usually a psychological thriller, such is the work of writer/director Stuart Hazeldine titled EXAM that premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival this past June.
Empire has the trailer, which you can watch using the media player below. It’s been described as 12 Angry Men meets Cube Meets The Killing Room meets The Apprentice, in fact Donald Trump should probably consider this method the next time he’d like to hire and fire someone. What I don’t understand is, these characters have a chance to leave the room, they could be disqualified but at least they’ll live,.. they must really want the job real bad. The movie doesn’t have a U.S. release date but it will open in UK on January 8th, 2010. I’m bettin’ that if it’s well-received, Hollywood is going to try to remake it.
Check out the trailer after this jump…
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator gives them eighty minutes to answer one simple question. He outlines three rules they must obey or be disqualified: don’t talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don’t spoil their papers and don’t leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves. The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they’re completely blank. After the initial confusion has subsided, one frustrated candidate writes ‘I believe you should hire me because…,’ and is promptly ejected for spoiling. The remaining candidates soon figure out they’re permitted to talk to each other, and they agree to cooperate in order to figure out the question: then they can compete to answer it. At first they suspect the question may be hidden in their papers like a security marker in a credit card, and they figure out ways to change their environment to expose the hidden words. But light, liquids and other plans all come to naught. Soon enough, the candidates begin to uncover each other’s background, prejudices and hidden agendas. Tensions rise as the clock steadily descends towards zero, and each candidate must decide how far they are willing to go to secure the ultimate job
