The Contestant
The Contestant
dir. Clair Titley
/
UK
/
2023
/
90min.
venue
date
time
available
Luna, B
2024-05-11
20:15
Atlantic, B
2024-05-15
16:30
Luna, B
2024-05-18
20:00
Luna, B
2024-05-19
20:15
The Contestant is the incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room… and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan.
The Contestant is the incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to 15 million viewers a week.
- duration:
- 90 min
- country / year of production:
- UK / 2023
- director:
- Clair Titley
- cinematography:
- Mikul Eriksson
- producer:
- Megumi Inman, Andee Ryder, Ian Bonhôte / Misfits Entertainment, MRC Entertainment
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2023 – TIFF Toronto
