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"Suicide Room” was the film presented
during April 2017 activities in
connection with Action! Project.
This film is of Polish production
and classified as a psychological drama.
The premiere took place in February
2011 in Berlin at the International Film
Festival.
The film tells the story of a sensitive
teenager called Dominik. He is brought
up in a rich family but his parents are
mainly concerned with their jobs and
careers. That is why the boy generally
feels lost and lonely lacking true
parental love and attention.
Things get worse when his classmates
suspect him of being homosexual and start making fun of him in the Internet. As a result of it Dominik drops out of school. Since he does not receive support from his parents, he becomes even more depressed. Seeking any help and understanding Dominik meets Sylwia on some site.
The girl is fascinated with death and self-harming. The two become close to each other. The virtual reality of a game called Suicide Room becomes an escape from the main protagonist`s loneliness and problems.
Unfortunately the relation with Sylwia turns out to be a mistake. Dominik thoroughly isolated commits suicide. Ironically, the boy`s death in a public place is treated as a sort of a show. Teenagers record the moment of his death and immediately upload the film… After Dominik`s death his mother enters the game and thanks to her son`s virtual friends she starts to understand her child and realize how deeply she hurt him depriving the boy of her love and care.
Polish student