Game Over

Directed by Adrian Cacciola

2023

Black comedy

9 min

France

Color

English

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.

Story Topics Couple relationships Fantasies

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

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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