Exit 8's director and star on turning the video game into a thrilling film
Initially released on Steam, and later on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X/S, Android and iOS, this walking simulator was an utter original.
Players find themselves in a Japanese metro subway passageway stuck in an endless loop as they try to figure out clues on how to remove themselves from the hellish trap.
It is hard to imagine how this might be adapted into a movie. But that did not stop director Genki Kawamura, whose adaptation of the game has just premiered in the Midnight Screenings strand at the Cannes Film Festival, ahead of a planned August
Director Genki Kawamura attends the photocall for Exit 8 at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Photo: EPA-EFE
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