Breathing Room (I) (2008)

Thrown naked into a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya discovers that she is the final contestant in a deadly game. Restrained by lethal electronic collars, the players must ... See full summary »

Directors:

John Suits, Gabriel Cowan

Writers:

John Suits, Gabriel Cowan

Stars:

Ailsa Marshall, Michael McLafferty, David Higlen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ailsa Marshall	...	Fourteen (Tonya)
Michael McLafferty	...	Eight (Lee) / Twelve Corpse
David Higlen	...	Five (Harry)
Brad Culver	...	Six
Kim Estes	...	Ten (Henry)
Keith Foster	...	Host / Other Room Participant
Stevens Gaston	...	Thirteen
Austin Highsmith	...	Eleven
Terri Marsteiner	...	Three
Jeff Atik	...	One (Charlie)
Eve Sigall	...	Four (Rothie)
Sara Tomko	...	Nine
Bryce Gerlach	...	Two (Operator)
Steve Cembrinski	...	Zero (Robert) / Scientist
Brandon Stacy	...	Two (New Room)

Storyline

Thrown naked into a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya discovers that she is the final contestant in a deadly game. Restrained by lethal electronic collars, the players must utilize hints and tools from a box marked "pieces" to find both an exit and the reason for their abduction. One by one the players are eliminated as their "curfew" begins and the lights go out. With each dead body comes another clue, which they use to discover that one of them is the killer. The question is ... which one?

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Plot Keywords:

game | room | clue | collar | rapist | 

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Taglines:

Let the games begin.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Room to Breathe

Filming Locations:

Azusa, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Artists Alliance, Big Pictures (I), Imagination Worldwide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 89 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Stereo (original release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

While Nine is washing her hands in the washroom before she receives her hint note regarding No. 5, a reflection of a cameraman is visible in the faucet fixture.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Fourteen: [crawling in the dark, distressed breathing, scream, falls naked into lit room]
Six: Shit! Now we're talkin'. I think she's the last one boss.
Eight: You're going to be okay. We'll get you some clothes.
Fourteen: What's going on?

User Reviews

Concept is trite but the execution is good

The film begins with a naked woman entering a room of strangers with in a warehouse type of setting. The strangers approach her and begin asking questions about who she is and what does she know about why she is here and what it's all about. The rest of the film involves learning about each other and little more about the "puzzle" of why they are here.

The premise is that there is game being played with the characters' lives. There are rules. If you break the rules, you die.

The plot is simple, but the interactions of the "players" is what keeps it interesting. Each "player" is unique and may or may not have something to hide.

I found the story interesting, but contrived. Some of the characters were a bit over-the-top for my taste, but most of them conveyed the fear, anger, and despair quite convincingly. The end of the film was a disappointment to me for reasons I won't divulge here.

I credit the producers for developing a good character study with very little investment. Good cinema doesn't always have to cost millions.

If you like a bare bones type production about human behavior in stressful conditions, then I recommend this to you.