We are thrilled to be hosting this special screening of Game with an in-person Q&A with co-writer, producer and composer Geoff Barrow (of the band, Portishead), co-writer and star Marc Bessant, Director John Minton and co-writer Rob Williams, hosted by Niall Johnson (writer/director and ex-Curzon Trustee).
Late summer 1993. After stealing a stash of money and drugs, aging raver David (Marc Bessant) crashes his car deep in the woods – trapped in the wreckage, injured and helpless, he hangs suspended between life and death. When a mysterious poacher (Jason Williamson) discovers him, no rescue comes, only a watchful, unsettling presence that seems intent on letting nature finish the job. As the hours stretch and the elements close in, a tense and claustrophobic battle of wills, and wits, unfolds-where survival hinges on outlasting both the wilderness and the predator at its edge.
★★★★ ‘Brilliantly gnarly, naughty thriller. A brilliantly trippy clash of minds and resonant enough to recall classic psychological two-handers like Sleuth’
Evening Standard
★★★★ ‘A gripping, darkly funny watch. A promising directorial debut’
Rolling Stone UK
★★★★ ‘Darkly funny. Hilarious moments and strident imagery’
The Guardian
Starring:
Marc Bessant, Jason Williamson
Directed By:
John Minton
Running time:
83 mins