Game Over

Directed by Adrian Cacciola

2024

Black comedy

9 min

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France

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Color

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English

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Synopsis

Sunday afternoon is Scrabble day for an elderly couple. The husband is forced to take part for the umpteenth time in a ritual he loathes. His wife ignores his exasperation. But the game suddenly intensifies when the old man realises that the words being played are becoming reality.

Festivals

2024

  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Paired competition
  • Grossmann Fantastic Film | Slak's Vicious Cat & Melies d'Argent
  • Digne-les-bains film festival | Competition • Honorable mention from the cinephiles' jury, honorable mention from the young viewers' jury
  • Bordeaux Short Film Festival | European competition • Audience award
  • Détours en Cinécourt
  • Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
  • Trouville Off-Courts
  • Filmets Badalona Film Festival
  • Leeds International Film Festival
  • Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
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Cast & Crew

Cast:
Jean Yves Lissonet, Lynne Verrall, With The Voice Of Adrian Rawlins
Script:
Screenplay By Adrian Cacciola, Adapted From The Short Novel "death By Scrabble" By Charlie Fish
Cinematographer:
Adrian Cacciola
Sound design & mix:
Gauthier Hammer
Producer:
Adrien Lioure
Production Company:
La Petite Ellipse
Co-production Company:
Collines Films

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