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Prescient and timely, SUICIDE ROOM deals with a young gay man's coming of age in a truly gritty, heart-stopping way. Moody, dark and handsome Dominik is tormented by homophobic classmates after video footage of his drunken kiss with school bully Alex is spread across the internet. Grappling with the public humiliation, Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based virtual network 'Suicide Room' where he meets a pink-haired avatar - providing him with an outlet he had so desperately sought. Quickly drawn into her murky world, with his depression worsening, Dominick finds himself in a fight for his very existence. Brilliantly observed edge of your seat entertainment, SUICIDE ROOM is a must see.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The description of this product is pretty much spot on, so I won't bother explaining what it's about.
Basically, this film is quite literally the most moving thing that I've ever witnessed. It should be mandatory that everybody watches it at least once. It's depressing as hell, don't get me wrong, but it's tragically beautiful. Nearly 24 hours after watching it, I still can't stop thinking about it. I can't wait to buy it so that I can watch it over and over. It really is a stunning piece.
Basically, this film is quite literally the most moving thing that I've ever witnessed. It should be mandatory that everybody watches it at least once. It's depressing as hell, don't get me wrong, but it's tragically beautiful. Nearly 24 hours after watching it, I still can't stop thinking about it. I can't wait to buy it so that I can watch it over and over. It really is a stunning piece.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the first foreign movies i have ever seen and all i could think at the end was "Wow" the cast of this movie is beyond amazing !. Some may say the story line
is quite depressing for some people as it deals with suicide and depression but you should be able to tell that from the title.The standout of this movie is of course the talented Jakub Gierszał who portrays the character Dominick with pure ease.Overall i would highly recommend this movie to anyone who is interested in watching a heartbreaking story line and breathtaking performances :) i can not rate this movie highly enough !
is quite depressing for some people as it deals with suicide and depression but you should be able to tell that from the title.The standout of this movie is of course the talented Jakub Gierszał who portrays the character Dominick with pure ease.Overall i would highly recommend this movie to anyone who is interested in watching a heartbreaking story line and breathtaking performances :) i can not rate this movie highly enough !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Kurt Clare
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Suicide Room" is a difficult film on many levels.
It must be one of the most well crafted and cutting edge productions I have seen this year, with a profoundly clever use of social media and virtual worlds along side the "real world" of its main character Dominik. Trying to find his place in the world, Dominik is a dark brooding character, deeply sensitive and easily hurt despite the bravado and intelligence he uses to hide behind. Quietly popular, he suffers a grave injustice when a fellow classmate reveals to the world (via social media) his becoming sexually arousal during a judo class. What results is a crass and public humiliation, as even close friends join the greater network of social commentators (many of whom have no personal knowledge of him) in belittling and humiliating him. Such is the nature of public forums such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, where individuals can hide behind their respective personas whilst engaging in an orchestrated hostility against a single person, much like the public games of ancient Rome where the faceless crowds participated in the life and death of individuals doomed to the arena floor.
Indeed social media has become both a liberator of those individuals forced into the shadows, as well as a dangerous avenue for some of the most vile aspects of human nature. It is this irony, which transcends the film, in that the internet is both the cause of his pain as well as the avenue for his identity. He retreats from the "real world" which has betrayed him, and finds solace in the avatar world created by like minded individuals, all of whom are suffering their own type of pain.... Read more ›
It must be one of the most well crafted and cutting edge productions I have seen this year, with a profoundly clever use of social media and virtual worlds along side the "real world" of its main character Dominik. Trying to find his place in the world, Dominik is a dark brooding character, deeply sensitive and easily hurt despite the bravado and intelligence he uses to hide behind. Quietly popular, he suffers a grave injustice when a fellow classmate reveals to the world (via social media) his becoming sexually arousal during a judo class. What results is a crass and public humiliation, as even close friends join the greater network of social commentators (many of whom have no personal knowledge of him) in belittling and humiliating him. Such is the nature of public forums such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, where individuals can hide behind their respective personas whilst engaging in an orchestrated hostility against a single person, much like the public games of ancient Rome where the faceless crowds participated in the life and death of individuals doomed to the arena floor.
Indeed social media has become both a liberator of those individuals forced into the shadows, as well as a dangerous avenue for some of the most vile aspects of human nature. It is this irony, which transcends the film, in that the internet is both the cause of his pain as well as the avenue for his identity. He retreats from the "real world" which has betrayed him, and finds solace in the avatar world created by like minded individuals, all of whom are suffering their own type of pain.... Read more ›
By Mr. J. Ryden
Format:DVD
Suicide Room is an interesting film with numerous messages and themes running through it. Dominik (played brilliantly by Jakub Gierzsal) is the only child of materially successful parents; in the lieu of love and affection, material effects and high-living stand in the stead of familial relationships - all living separate lives, occasionally meeting like satellites in orbit. In this sense it's not difficult to account for Dominik's selfish and self-obsessed tendencies (at times he does come across as the archetypal spoilt brat) when he knows no different.
With his teenage hormones a-raging Dominik is humiliated before his peers after some same-sex dalliances go viral. This is the pivotal point of the film; in the throes of shame and isolation Dominik meets the mysterious Sylwia who invites him the to the titular virtual chat-room where she holds court as a quasi-queen with an entourage of deferential on-line followers. The focus of their discussions is when and how best to cut short their lives.
In a nutshell, that's all there is to it, superficially. However, Suicide Room is more than just that on a number of levels. Primarily, it examines the correlation between the freedom that the internet (and indeed any major technological advance) provides and the fragmantation of traditional family networks, to the point of co-existence. The recent, harrowing, TV documentary 'Dreams of a Life' being a perfect example of how people can still fall between the cracks in an era of instant communication.
Equally, there is the critique of the abdication of parental responsibilities; how far do material trinkets supplement the absence of the human heart?... Read more ›
With his teenage hormones a-raging Dominik is humiliated before his peers after some same-sex dalliances go viral. This is the pivotal point of the film; in the throes of shame and isolation Dominik meets the mysterious Sylwia who invites him the to the titular virtual chat-room where she holds court as a quasi-queen with an entourage of deferential on-line followers. The focus of their discussions is when and how best to cut short their lives.
In a nutshell, that's all there is to it, superficially. However, Suicide Room is more than just that on a number of levels. Primarily, it examines the correlation between the freedom that the internet (and indeed any major technological advance) provides and the fragmantation of traditional family networks, to the point of co-existence. The recent, harrowing, TV documentary 'Dreams of a Life' being a perfect example of how people can still fall between the cracks in an era of instant communication.
Equally, there is the critique of the abdication of parental responsibilities; how far do material trinkets supplement the absence of the human heart?... Read more ›
By Tommy D
TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Dominick is a spoilt brat, his dad is a Minister his mum has her own high flying business and as a guilt release they let him have what ever he wants. In short he knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. Then on a night out with school chums they all get into doing stupid dares and one is to kiss his hot fellow Judo player friend. Well this is so amazing that they all film them snogging on their arse phones or whatever and it goes viral on the inter web - have kids got nothing better to do? Anyway he then goes and `fights' him at Judo class and gets, well a little distracted with all the hormones flying about the place. As he is such a charmer he blames his chauffer for everything, who gets promptly fired.
So Dominick is not being exactly endearing at this point. Then he goes on line via a self abuse site and finds the charmingly named `Suicide Room', the cover art says this is a place from which there is no escape, well I beg to differ you can always turn off the modem - just putting it out there. But Dominick does not want to go near the off button. As he becomes even more of a recluse, he locks himself in his bedroom and just lives out his fantasies on line with a mysterious woman Sylwia, who is the queen in the avatar world of the Suicide Room. There are all sorts of on line Gothy geeks who all seem to worship her. This is on the pretext that she really will one day pluck up the courage to do herself in. But Dominick falls for her faster than a WWE slamdown.
This is actually a very well made Polish film. The animated parts when we are in Cyber World are also very good, the plot is also original with no real twists as such but more of an inevitability instead that adds to the dread and helps to pull you along. All of the acting is really laudable.... Read more ›
So Dominick is not being exactly endearing at this point. Then he goes on line via a self abuse site and finds the charmingly named `Suicide Room', the cover art says this is a place from which there is no escape, well I beg to differ you can always turn off the modem - just putting it out there. But Dominick does not want to go near the off button. As he becomes even more of a recluse, he locks himself in his bedroom and just lives out his fantasies on line with a mysterious woman Sylwia, who is the queen in the avatar world of the Suicide Room. There are all sorts of on line Gothy geeks who all seem to worship her. This is on the pretext that she really will one day pluck up the courage to do herself in. But Dominick falls for her faster than a WWE slamdown.
This is actually a very well made Polish film. The animated parts when we are in Cyber World are also very good, the plot is also original with no real twists as such but more of an inevitability instead that adds to the dread and helps to pull you along. All of the acting is really laudable.... Read more ›
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