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A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.


Thrown to rot in a narrow and gloomy cell of a hideous Soviet prison, a weary new inmate struggles to come to terms with the new reality. Within the grey cage, an unwelcoming fellow convict cautions the newcomer not to touch the intriguingly mysterious red wooden box which rests on the lower bunk, moreover, not even think of opening it. Why is there so much secrecy about the contents of the box? Could there be hiding the means to his escape?

Tom Cullen
IVES
Micheal Goudd
SHEARS
Yuri Klimov
Guard (voice)
Franc Zalewski
Guard
Room 8 is a drama, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, horror film released in 2013 exploring themes of prison, inmate, box, cell, short film. Directed by James W. Griffiths, it stars Tom Cullen, Micheal Goudd, Yuri Klimov. Thrown to rot in a narrow and gloomy cell of a hideous Soviet prison, a weary new inmate struggles to come to terms with the new reality. Within the grey cage, an unwelcoming fellow convict cautions the newcomer not to touch the intriguingly mysterious red wooden box which rests on the lower bunk, moreover, not even think of opening it. Why is there so much secrecy about the contents of the box? Could there be hiding the means to his escape?
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