Suicide Room (2011)
"Sala samobójców" (original title)

After suffering extreme humiliation at school, Dominik holes himself up in his room and begins spending all his time in a virtual reality chat room.

Director:

Jan Komasa

Writer:

Jan Komasa

Stars:

Jakub Gierszal, Roma Gasiorowska, Agata Kulesza

19 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jakub Gierszal	...	Dominik Santorski
Roma Gasiorowska	...	Sylwia (as Roma Gasiorowska-Zurawska)
Agata Kulesza	...	Beata Santorska
Krzysztof Pieczynski	...	Andrzej Santorski
Bartosz Gelner	...	Aleksander Lubomirski
Danuta Borsuk	...	Nadia
Piotr Nowak	...	Jacek- Dominiks Chauffer
Filip Bobek	...	Marcin
Kinga Preis	...	Psychiatrist Karolina
Anna Ilczuk	...	Ada
Bartosz Porczyk	...	Tomek
Piotr Glowacki	...	Psychiatrist Darek
Aleksandra Hamkalo	...	Karolina Zimmer
Krzysztof Dracz	...	Secretary of State
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maciej Buda	...	Barman

Storyline

Dominik is an ordinary boy. He's got loads of friends, the hottest girl in school, rich parents and money to spend on brand-name clothes. But one innocent kiss with a mate changes everything. He begins to isolate himself from the outside world, spending all his time on his computer. He meets an anonymous girl who introduces him to the "suicide room", a place from which there is no escape. Caught in a trap woven of his own emotions, Dominik becomes entangled in a web of intrigue and gradually loses what he cherishes most.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | virtual world | psychologist | alienation | internet | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Poland]

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

4 March 2011 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Suicide Room

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Filmowe Kadr

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of 2011 Berlin Film Festival Panorama Selection.

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Quotes

Sylwia: I hate reality, right? I don't go out into the real world.
Dominik Santorski: But you've got to go out.
Sylwia: What for?
Dominik Santorski: To live.
Sylwia: I don't want to live.

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Connections

Features F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (2009)

User Reviews

Another stab at it

No pun intended with the summary line there. But this isn't the first attempt to bring the virtual world or the trap it might become to you to the big screen. And all those movies seem to have great intentions and the overall idea here is good too. And it does feel as real as it can get, with the web surrounding our main character. Even the connection (or lack thereof) the boy has with his parents is depicted very nicely in this movie.

The visuals concerning the virtual reality aren't the best, but that shouldn't put you off. The main actor was really good and if you can live with the apparent flaws you will like the dark nature of the movie and cherish it for it.