Stockholm Film Festival

The predicament of man forced to live in an immense void surrounded by nothing but waste, emptiness and degradation is at the heart of directorial duo Bruno Carboni and Davi Pretto's short film, WAITING ROOM.

A young man wearing a gas mask wanders through the deserted streets of a crumbling city. Only a few people - all male - still roam the streets and frequent the coffee shops. Their interaction is minimal and marked by sudden and unprovoked outbursts of violence. Everyone is seemingly waiting for an undisclosed something. It seems to be the next-to-last stop on a decadent ride. In many ways reminiscent of Frank in DONNIE DARKO (but with a gas mask standing in for Frank's bunny mask), the anonymous young man is an existentialist hero in a world where man has been robbed of all purpose. Carboni and Pretto convey a mode of evocative uncertainty that speaks to everyone - transcending language barriers, since we all face the same destiny.

Orig. title

Quarto de espera

Cast

an Ramil, João Carlos Castanha, Marcos Contreras, Heinz Limaverde, Marcelo Casagrande and Mauro Bruzza

Producer

Davi Pretto

Screenplay

Davi Pretto

Cinematography

Eduardo Púa

Music

Diego Poloni

Subtitle

English

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