Stockholm Film Festival

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

A young man wearing a gas mask wandersthrough the deserted streets of a crumbling city.Only a few people - all male - still roam the streetsand frequent the coffee shops. Their interaction isminimal and marked by sudden and unprovokedoutbursts of violence. Everyone is seeminglywaiting for an undisclosed something. It seemsto be the next-to-last stop on a decadent ride.In many ways reminiscent of Frank in DONNIEDARKO (but with a gas mask standing in forFrank's bunny mask), the anonymous young manis an existentialist hero in a world where man hasbeen robbed of all purpose. Carboni and Prettoconvey a mode of evocative uncertainty that speaksto 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

Script

Davi Pretto

Cinematography

Eduardo Púa

Music

Diego Poloni

Spoken language

Portoguese

Subtitle

English

 

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