David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
Direction
Wan invented his entire visual language in ten minutes.
Writing
Whannell's performance sells impossible stakes.
Practical Effects
Zero budget, maximum ingenuity.
Director
James Wan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wan and Whannell shot this in two days for roughly $2,000—using their own apartment as the hospital hallway.
This short was literally created because Wan couldn't get directing gigs; he screened it at festivals until Lionsgate bit, accidentally launching torture porn as a 2000s phenomenon.
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