Exam

United Kingdom 2009, 101 mins
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Starring: Jimi Mistry, Pollyanna McIntosh, Luke Malby

Synopsis

British screenwriter Hazeldine (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL) directs for the first time, bringing us this industrious, low-budget sci-fi thriller.

Pitting eight assiduous candidates against each other in a dog-eat-dog fight for the perfect job, Hazeldine has collated characters from all points on the cultural spectrum, with Luke Malby (STAR CROSSED) and Jimi Mistry (ROCKNROLLA) deserving special mention.

Faced with a single, seemingly indecipherable, question and with time ticking away, the prospective employees are forced to cooperate in the claustrophobic confines of a small, nondescript room, which quickly becomes a catacomb.

As the group are whittled down one by one, the remaining applicants edge ever closer to earning the ultimate reward.