Breathing Room

Breathing Room

R 2008 · 89 min · ★ 4.3 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Thrown naked into a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya discovers that she is the final contestant in a deadly game. Restrained by lethal electronic collars, the players must utilize hints and tools from a box marked "pieces" to find both an exit and the reason for their abduction. One by one the players are eliminated as their "curfew" begins and the lights go out. With each dead body comes another clue, which they use to discover that one of them is the killer. The question is ... which one?

Directed by Gabriel Cowan · Written by Gabriel Cowan

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Ailsa Marshall Tonya (Fourteen)
Michael McLafferty Eight (Lee) / Twelve Corpse
David Higlen Five (Harry)
Brad Culver Six
Kim Estes Ten
Keith Foster Host / Other Room Participant
Stevens Gaston Thirteen
Austin Highsmith Garces Eleven
Terri Marsteiner Three
Jeff Atik One (Charlie)
Eve Sigall Four (Rothie)
Sara Tomko Nine

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