Breathing Room (2008): Cast & Plot
Breathing Room is a 2008 mystery thriller directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan, starring Ailsa Marshall as Tonya (Fourteen), Jeff Atik and Brandon Stacy. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Directors
- John Suits and Gabriel Cowan
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Imagination Worldwide
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Breathing Room About?
The premise of Breathing Room without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Thrown naked into a stark room with thirteen strangers, Tonya learns she is the final contestant in a deadly game. All wear electronic collars that kill them when a “curfew” timer ends. With clues and tools from a box labeled “pieces,” they search for an exit and the reason for their abduction. As lights dim and bodies drop, each death reveals a clue to the killer.
Breathing Room Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- clue
- video surveillance
- room
- game
- collar
- female protagonist
- paranoia
- lab coat
- security camera
- murder
- surprise ending
- wheelchair
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- woman wears a tank top
- game of death
- explosive collar
- death game
- rapist
- pedophile
- corpse
- tank top
- see through blouse
- locked in a room
- wetting pants
- washing hands
- tied to a chair
- test
- suicide
- strangulation
- stabbed to death
- stabbed in the mouth
- stabbed in the eye
- stabbed in the chest
- shot through the mouth
- shot in the head
- shot in the chest
- shot in the arm
- schoolteacher
- rope
- red light
- recovering alcoholic
- pistol
- neck breaking
- lighter
- lie
- lab experiment
- glass
- flickering light
- electrocution
- death
- computer
Breathing Room Cast & Characters
Ailsa Marshall leads the cast as Tonya (Fourteen), with Jeff Atik as One (Charlie) and Brandon Stacy as Two (New Room). Directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director John Suits
- Co-director Gabriel Cowan
- Ailsa Marshall as Tonya (Fourteen)
- Jeff Atik as One (Charlie)
- Brandon Stacy as Two (New Room)
- Austin Highsmith Garces as Eleven
Also Starring in Breathing Room
· 11 more- Sara Tomko Nine
- Michael McLafferty Eight (Lee) / Twelve Corpse
- Eve Sigall Four (Rothie)
- David Higlen Five (Harry)
- Brad Culver Six
- Kim Estes Ten
- Keith Foster Host / Other Room Participant
- Stevens Gaston Thirteen
- Terri Marsteiner Three
- Steve Cembrinski Zero (Robert) / Scientist
- Bryce Gerlach Two (Operator)
More from John Suits and Gabriel Cowan
More films directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan, best-rated first: The Scribbler, Pandemic, 3022 and The Isolate Thief.
Breathing Room Plot Summary
What happens in Breathing Room from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Thrown naked in a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya Mane discovers she is trapped in a deadly game and must uncover why she was abducted. The room holds a tape recorder that announces the basic rules and sets a grim tone for what follows. A key line is whispered into the air, and the tension rises as each participant tries to decide who will survive long enough to win. The rules are simple on the surface, but brutal in practice, and the stakes keep climbing with every passing hour.
Only those without collars can break the rules.
Full summary
The whole story of Breathing Room, scene by scene
Breathing Room Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Breathing Room.
How Well Do You Know Breathing Room?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What profession does Tonya claim to have?
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Breathing Room FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Breathing Room, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Breathing Room?
Breathing Room runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Breathing Room released?
Breathing Room was released on August 25, 2008.
Who directed Breathing Room?
Breathing Room was directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan.
More films by John Suits Who is in the cast of Breathing Room?
Breathing Room stars Ailsa Marshall as Tonya (Fourteen), Jeff Atik as One (Charlie) and Brandon Stacy as Two (New Room), among 15 credited actors.
Does Breathing Room have a post-credit scene?
No. Breathing Room has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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