Exam (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Stuart Hazeldine |
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| Cinematography | Tim Wooster |
| Edited by | Mark Talbot-Butler |
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| Distributed by | Independent |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 |
Exam is a 2009 British psychological thriller film written by Simon Garrity and Stuart Hazeldine, directed by Hazeldine, and starring Colin Salmon, Chris Carey, Jimi Mistry, Luke Mably, Gemma Chan, Chuk Iwuji, John Lloyd Fillingham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Adar Beck and Nathalie Cox.
The film is set in present-time United Kingdom in an alternate history. Eight candidates dress for what appears to be an employment assessment exam; they enter a room and sit down at individual desks. Each desk contains a question paper with the word "candidate", followed by a number, from one to eight. The Invigilator, a representative of the company named DATAPREV, explains that the exam is 80 minutes and consists of only one question, but there are three rules: they must not talk to the Invigilator or the armed guard at the door, spoil their paper, or leave the room. If they do, they will be disqualified.
As the exam timer starts, it turns out that the papers are blank; one Chinese candidate is immediately disqualified for spoiling her paper when she begins to write on it. The seven remaining candidates realize they can talk to each other and work together. "White", who is arrogant and rude, suggests nicknames based on physical appearance: Black, White, Brown, Blonde, Brunette, and Dark, refer to their skin and hair colours, and Deaf for one candidate who does not pay attention to the others. The candidates use the lights, bodily fluids, and fire sprinklers to reveal any questions on the paper, with no luck. It is revealed that the company in question is responsible for a miracle drug which a large part of the population are dependent upon after a viral pandemic, including Brunette's partner. White takes control of the group and causes Brunette to be disqualified by tricking her into burning her paper so the group can test the water sprinklers. He also tricks Deaf into ripping up his own paper.
White taunts the others, saying he knows the question but will not tell them. Black subdues White and ties him to a chair; White says he needs his medication, implying he has the virus, but the others do not believe him. Brown then accuses Dark of being a plant from the company, as she demonstrates much knowledge about the internal workings of the company. After Brown tortures Dark into revealing that she works for the company, White goes into convulsions, showing he has the disease. Dark asks the unseen Invigilator for help and is disqualified.
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