A man wakes up and mysteriously finds himself trapped in an empty, white rectangular room, wearing clownish, bright yellow polka dot pajamas. Where is he? Who did this to him? How did he end up here? Will he manage to escape safely? Symbol is the latest masterpiece from Hitoshi Matsumoto, acclaimed director of Big Man Japan, which screened in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes 2007 and was released in the US in May 2009 by Magnolia Pictures. In the vein of Cube and Being John Malkovich, Symbol is a twisted comedy thriller that takes you on a surrealistic ride into a fantasy world!
Giappone, 2009, 92’, 35 mm, colore
