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The Story:
Eight talented candidates White (Luke Mably), Brown (Jimi Mistry), Blonde (Natalie Cox), Black (Chuck Iwuji), Brunette (Pollyanna McIntosh), Dark (Adar Beck) and Deaf (John Lloyd Fillingham) have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator (Colin Salmon) gives them 80 minutes to answer 1 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 nothing. 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
Starring:
Colin Salmon, Jimi Mistry, Luke Mably, Adar Beck, Chris Carey, Gemma Chan, Nathalie Cox,
John Lloyd Fillingham, Chukwudi Iwuji, Pollyanna McIntosh
Directed By:
Stuart Hazeldine
Release:
2010
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