Tunnelen (The Tunnel) | Award-Winning Sci-Fi Thriller Short Film

A family returning from a day at the beach in this dystopian future have to travel through a tunnel that serves a deadly second purpose.
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Based off a classic short story by Alice Glaser, "The Tunnel" was the recipient of the "Méliès d'argent" awarded to Europe's top genre films.
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Tunnelen (The Tunnel)
Dir: André Øvredal
Sales & Distribution: InterFilm Berlin
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"Browsing the Sci-Fi channel on Short of the Week, I’m always impressed with the level of ingenuity that goes into the storytelling and world-building in these genre shorts. From intergalactic quests for long-dead Earth cuisines to pioneering mind transfer procedures, the seemingly limitless opportunities for narratives in these universes makes these films some of the most exciting and much-loved shorts we feature on our site. With its high-concept premise and surprisingly relatable narrative, Tunnelen (The Tunnel) by Troll Hunter director André Øvredal is another fine addition to our science-fiction collection.
Initially, the premise for The Tunnel doesn’t seem as exciting or visionary as the aforementioned films, as a story following a family on a car journey back from the beach doesn’t feel like prime fodder for a futuristic fable. However, set the trip in an overpopulated world, where drastic, indiscriminate action is taken to reduce the number of its inhabitants and suddenly you’re presented with a dystopian vision that turns a mundane commute into a tense and gripping watch.
The method of population reduction is the titular tunnel - described as ‘Depopulation without Discrimination’ in Alice Glaser’s original short story The Tunnel Ahead - which seemingly shuts every so often and eradicates all those trapped within. Though Øvredal’s reimagining doesn’t include the level of backstory as Glaser’s, which importantly provides context as to why a family would go through the tunnel in the first place, it ramps up the tension and feels like an even more condensed and frantic version of this terrifying tale.
“I loved the way the short story used an extreme science fiction situation to talk about a very normal family situation”, the director explains as we discuss why he decided to bring Glaser’s story to the screen. “The parents need to have “adult” conversations, things they need to hide from the children, while in a very tense environment. It felt both real and scary”.
Aiming to create a film full of suspense, featuring only a family sitting completely still inside a car, Øvredal shot The Tunnel in a green screen studio in Oslo, with everything outside the car (even the road) added digitally afterward. “We only had one car”, he reveals as I ask about his production methods, adding that they “constructed the car like a 4 piece “cake” so we could pull out sections of it to access with the camera”.
Setting his film within a futuristic vehicle certainly doesn’t limit the scope of Øvredal’s film. Though I bemoaned it for not having the same level of backstory as Glaser’s original tale, there are subtle nods (the father eying a fellow traveler’s drink, the graffiti on the rear of an advertising board) to the larger world beyond. And ultimately, although the film doesn’t explain why they risked their lives for a short trip to the seaside, not having it spelt out for you leads your imagination down some dark and twisted paths. I mean, just how bad must their lives in the city really be?" - S/W Curator Rob Munday
Director: André Øvredal
Producer: John Einar Hagen
Script: André Øvredal, Alice Glaser (short story)
Camera: Nicholas Müller-Osborne
Editing: Patrick Larsgaard
Sound: Daniel Angyal / Bård Farbu
Music: Johannes Ringen
Animation:
Actors: Siri Helen Müller, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Max Amundsen, Maria Dingsøyr-Henriksen
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

[@VictorReynolds]

It has that creeping sense of dread that follows you throughout the story. I was holding my breath as the family was in the tunnel. Proof that a story doesn't have to be long to be good.

[@EBeth226]

Especially when the tunnel did close

[@ness576]

@@EBeth226 the sound when it does, kinda unnecesary but it maybe serves as a reminder for people that anytime it could be them.

[@mooshy2]

Nobody ever said that a story has to be long to be good.

[@slaviceno]

Well if you ignore a lot of stuff any story can be good and impactful and life changing experience. But fact remains for living in such a dystopian society everyone there acted way too much like our age humans, but instead they should have been way more atrophied in "human nature" or plain decent logic. From the way their cars are shown to the houses before the tunnel or after it. to how the parents or kids acted, and who the fk goes outside just for a beach trip vacation when death is such an real and calculated daily fact, they all act out of character. Or just make them act like ignorant lambs going to the slaughter, and dont waste so much material with cars and so on, for both "good side or bad side" ins tory terrible incongruences with the world they live in But i guess since we gone to the point of bear or man in the forest now, i dont even know why i needed to type al the above... still read it sheeple.

[@austin_hockey]

My favourite part of this short film was the way the women spoke over the radio about the tunnel like it was just simple highway traffic reporting. Just goes to show how messed up this tunnel universe is. Great short film!

[@d1dac0]

Just like some reporting on our own universe.

[@dannyosorio3976]

You mean like cnn or fox5 😅🤣

[@partsshooter]

Yup and humans not willing to change the system🤔

[@katzeh2010]

You should read Kurt Vonnegut. He would blow your mind lol

[@carlosidelone8064]

@@partsshooter Those in charge are definitely not willing to change the system and those subservient to them are confused, disorganized and pre-occupied with normal life, raising a family and such, so things would have to become especially dire before they would abandon their lives to rise up against the psychopaths, who are running the system.

[@jashton8710]

Naturally, all the politicians would be able to bypass the tunnel.

[@yvesremy7096]

Well they need not go through it anyway - their lives are out in the remaining - under-populated - countryside :-).

[@xBrabus76]

And hollywooders & mistresses!!

[@dr.nefario4530]

@@xBrabus76 Yes "Without discrimination" will do its work ... for random , normal people ...

[@chryssdale5747]

They need to be put out of their misery

[@chrisliu805]

in the meantime 1% elites are traveling with their spacecrafts, partying.

[@khorsean6229]

After reading the book there are some interesting facts • The tunnel is 2,500 meters long. • Each car measures 2 meters and between each car there is a separation of 1 and a half meters. • 700 cars with more than 3,000 people • Crossing the entire tunnel takes 15 minutes

[@domundtgregor6683]

hello, fellow math nerd ! I calculated a little bit different... (see my comment on top)

[@Nicolas-km8wr]

Also if every car have 3 people,the amount people die when the tunnel close is 26,250 people... And to imagine this happening every few hours is kinda terrifying

[@kushbuds817]

Hi quick question did the book tell you how things go down inside the tunnel or is that left a mystery

[@sayarendonia]

@@kushbuds817 I read it online They spray cyanide gas into the tunnel and it takes about 10 minutes to clear all the cars out of it.

[@kushbuds817]

@@sayarendonia hey thank you for the reply was driving me crazy

[@Pabloworldwide]

The beach really isn't worth putting yourself through that hell.

[@mgm57901]

Thats what I was thinking. Just change the story to taking the kids to their doctors appointment or something more necessary.

[@anotherinternetperson8495]

Your missing the point It implies how bad the city is just by showing what they risk for a small amount of pleasure

[@hughjaanus6680]

It was a nudist beach. (.) (.)

[@Pabloworldwide]

@@hughjaanus6680 oh well in that case...

[@radleyisidore1900]

I would've prefer to drown there, honestly.

[@juliaconnell]

Ok well okay then - read the original short story (can find it online easily) - while mum is truly terrified, dad deliberately does this every week - to him the tunnel is "a game" "russian roulette" - "excitment - the only excitement left"

[@foxhewko]

Thanks so much for that info, Julia. Really adds another dimension to the drama. Appreciate it.

[@winged777]

I had a sense that there was some motivation for why the hell they were risking death in such a way to go swimming for an hour that was missing in the adaption.

[@PenRippyJr]

that's deep af yo

[@trenchbat]

Thanks for that, its a terrible shame they decided to omit that part of the story, without it the plot is frustratingly stupid.

[@trenchbat]

​@MAC Indeed, its a brutal story. The world they live in is the obvious villain but its evil has consumed the figurehead of the family. The father has become a nut job, the mother knows this and is utterly terrified and the poor kids are along for the ride. While the film version is still a very sombre story, I feel this major change to the crux of the story not only took a lot of the bite out of it but it forced the creators to shoe horn in a story driven explanation to cover their changes which ultimately fell short in comparison to the author's original story. It was plot with a twist that made things ever more intense. I'm not saying a plot NEEDS a twist, but when it has one and then it's removed, the loss is felt. I will never forget the story, I'm almost happily scarred by its impact, but the film despite all its qualities has removed that primary aspect of the story and replaced it with something less compelling

[@haruruben]

I like how the government is honest about it, like "look, if you want to take the express lane there is a 30% chance you're going to be locked in a chamber and burned to ashes"

[@aodigital9421]

You admire the government for killing their citizens?

[@thatguy6227]

*sterilized with gas

[@thatbachus]

​@@thatguy6227 dude no gas removes cars from existence like that

[@thatguy6227]

@@thatbachus the original source material alludes to what I said

[@thatbachus]

@@thatguy6227 ah

[@fightingneat]

Tunnelで検索するとこの短編映画が出てくる そのコメ欄を見てたらもともとは短編小説だったらしいのだけどその中ではこの父親はスリルのためにこのトンネルをくぐっているらしい…

[@donnaadom8483]

Anyone else besides me? I got SUPER anxious / upset when the kids were fighting right before the Tunnel closed, like, holy scrap why am I SO invested?

[@tonyas7169]

I wanted to jump I n the back seat and choke them and tell them to shut the hell up 😬🙆🏽‍♀️

[@HaxStudio]

I didn’t understand that part like, how are the kids fighting gonna make you get out the tunnel any faster 😂

[@ness576]

@@HaxStudio the parents know what fate can befall them, they are anxious, expectant, almost resigned to the probability of being killed, they are concentrated, and the mom was at her wits end with all that chaos, it triggered her frustration and anger.

[@thatguy6227]

@@ness576also I bet no one wants their last moments with their family to be that of arguing

[@ianc4901]

Very impressive storytelling, acting and world building with minimal dialogue too ! There was tension and frustration in the way it played out which was accentuated by the painfully slow progress of the cars. I cannot decide which would be worse, the concept of "Depopulation Without Discrimination", the promise of a maximum of 1 hour at the beach with untold hours of endless slow moving traffic or living in a megacity that is so oppressive the inhabitants will risk that journey for such a small reward !

[@lefleurdulmal]

That's a good point. Watching this I was thinking, "Man, the pacing of this is kind of slow. There's a lot of shots they could have just cut out." It didn't occur to me that those "extra" shots accentuated the feeling of creeping dread.

[@bmancham7275]

Ian Clarke so what was in the tunnel that was so scarry

[@ianc4901]

@@bmancham7275 Really ? You watched it but missed the entire point of the story ? What do you think "Depopulation Without Discrimination" is referring to ?

[@scorpiogeyser5211]

Question is...Will We?

[@bmancham7275]

Ian Clarke lol I understand the point of this video. But my question was more along the lines of. What weapon was used. Gas, fire, just a good stanch and grab, did the cars self explode lmao. That was the point of my question. Not the plot of the story

[@archdukefranzferdinand4429]

My favorite kind of film making. We can use what little information we’re given to infer for ourselves the wider circumstances in the universe the film takes place in. Some movies take over 2 hours to do “world building” but by giving the audience the ability to fill in the blanks you can do so much more in just over 10 minutes.

[@BradZook]

I think that little girl is right, they need to find a different route to the beach.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Yes

[@rob99201]

Underrated comment of the year.

[@phuongnguyen-yd3bn]

In such a world there would not be any different road, or it would be illegal road for them. Papa knows that well, illegal road would be surely dead, not choice like tunnel🤔

[@Asdf-wm4ow]

Read the story

[@Benjamin-jg3ir]

the tunnel is the only way in and out of the city, otherwise it would not be effective

[@andyu69]

the future is full of Nissan Cubes

[@boythee4193]

lol the winners of the merciless AutoWars

[@speckledperch4158]

Now that's scary! lol

[@sunayakong8537]

Oh he// no I can’t stand to things.

[@andyu69]

@@sunayakong8537 Yup - The scariest part of this movie.

[@rcbif101]

Kill me now

[@creech444]

It seems there's a bit of hope though, there's mention of the tunnels always breaking down, and at one point you see the "Close the Death Tunnels" graffiti in plain site. Sounds like the system is breaking down and there's already a resistance movement.

[@Alexandrosebas]

If they are having success is debatable. That graffiti looks old

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

Breaking down could also mean high rates of "repair." "No one has made it through that tunnel in weeks. It keep breaking down."

[@chenfang3080]

We could also see people live outside the city. The living condition is very bad, but still there are people there. These people who went through the tunnel, they chose to do so. They always think they are lucky until they are not.

[@AccexarOK]

@@Alexandrosebas its old because the system works, is ot fair for that asshole who change the lane, but that was what saves the family. without that event the girl family and the main family both for sure will be eliminated

[@Magst3r1]

This is in the future where overpopulation is a serious problem, closing the tunnels wouldn't be any better.

[@lalaland962]

I was holding my breath without realizing it! May my descendants - no matter how far in the future - never have to face such a world.

[@copping1000]

I hope mine do, lil shits

[@fallenangel_899]

We can help them by not making any at all

[@kaftasievaalla7134]

Все уже происходит, проснись

[@HaxStudio]

@@fallenangel_899 honestly yeah lmfao, I’d quicker volunteer to just not have children than risk this ever coming into existence 😂

[@lukegalloway8493]

@@HaxStudio idk what y’all talking about it’s been known that we’ve been having a declining birth rate. If anything we need to be having more kids

[@fluffy3652]

Ah, so this is what second hand anxiety is like.

[@itsWTFkimmy]

Whoever made that irregular lane change saved their lives in the end.

[@PenRippyJr]

and the girl died instead

[@svendchristiansen9583]

I think poor Eva was doomed no matter what. If there had been no lane change, neither she nor "our" family would have made it.

[@svendchristiansen9583]

Unless, of course, it was the car right behind our family that was squeezed in right in front of Eva's car. That would be unbearable...

[@Eddie-0102]

I dont understand. The car that made the lane change was the reason they were so close to being stuck in the tunnel. If the car had not made a lane change they would have been farther down the lane right?

[@itsWTFkimmy]

@@Eddie-0102 Yes. They way I saw it was a car in front of the boy’s family moved over into the lane of the girl’s family. That allowed the boy’s family car to move up one car space but caused the girl’s family to move back one. If the car had not switched lanes neither of the families would have made it.

[@wickheadthered]

Man that was stressful 🤣

[@detrajackson5992]

Yes!! The actor who played the father was VERY good! You could see the stress on his face. Whatever he said he did to assure that they would not get stuck was clearly a lie that he told to his children to make them less anxious but its obvious that none of them can control their outcome. With the exception of that one car that switched lanes in front of poor Eva's car...now they are the car that lucked out!

[@wickheadthered]

@@detrajackson5992 at least it made the girl brave XD

[@mickandmj]

as good as the short story

[@darthlinathegreat7489]

@@wickheadthered May the odds be ever in EVA’s favor💐.

[@DevinWatson]

Great film! I noticed that the cars vaguely resembled a Hearse from the outside, or coffins on wheels.

[@aurelian4528]

I was gonna comment this! Glad someone else noticed it too, i wonder if it was intentional to the design or not

[@vishu6787]

11:31 bruh those screaming.

[@Willysmb44]

I didn't even notice that the first time I saw this. In the story, they're all gassed with cyanide

[@josiahgeorge5206]

In a world with that kind of system, surely people would be trying to fight against that.

[@shiva72945]

But to have children in such a world...unthinkable

[@thumperpaul155]

Limiting 1 per couple would solve the problem.

[@cpggizz8213]

These are people who are 2

[@jcadult101]

Same thing I say walking around any Walmart.

[@beowulfvladmax7710]

Trumptopia is no utopia. We're almost certainly headed for autocracy in this hive of the disaffected.

[@zumagallerte4669]

@@beowulfvladmax7710 First, Trump is no autocrat. But even if he was: Autocracy is far better than mob rule, which is what the democrats will give you.

[@m.g.n4898]

Those Europeans truly know how to make movies and tv series. Hollywood could really learn a lot from the filmmakers over there. This was brilliant. Don't know if I would really want to go to the beach that badly.

[@wwlb4970]

European movies are really cool. Sentiments, drama, topics - everything looks natural there. Hollywood is fine in CGI and action, but since I opened European movies for myself - my perception of cinema changed.

[@arielxha1]

Are you referring to those 741 million citizens spread across 44 countries with with 200 known dialects, and 24 officially recognised languages?

[@lds9312]

Wow, this was intense. Yeah, this would be something mankind would do to control mass population. Very good storyline and visual . The acting was very good. Great job to all.

[@kungfreddie]

@Leonardo Rojas if u want to see good non English European cinema u got plenty if French.. like taxi and subway.. but those are maybe too mainstream. U could watch "Bron" swedish Danish crime fiction series, extremely good. Then u got "pusher" Danish drama action in drug environment. They made 2-3 also but the original is best. And u got "snabba cash", a swedish movie in the same vein as pusher.

[@alexkwan160]

@@wwlb4970 what's Cgi?

[@hunter-dx4bx]

This would have been a perfect short for love, death and robots, was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

[@notefiend]

i was thinking the same thing

[@RidingwithStymie]

I am camping in my van and I watched this last night, while sitting in the front seat, at night, during a sever wind storm. My van was rocking back and forth while the cars in the film were inching through the tunnel. Wow! That was intense!

[@justmejayokay9949]

I hope you stay safe through your travels!

[@NortelGeek]

Great short! There's so much detail that if you blink, you'll miss something (not crucial to the story, but to the realism.) Great world-building and arc. I would like to see a feature-length film made about this family and the world they inhabit.

[@Jake-dh9qk]

Do you guys take 10 seconds to blink over there wherever you are?

[@kyleroberts3814]

One detail that hit me hard is they're watching chess being played on the TV like it's a football game. With no room for stadiums anymore, that's all sports have been reduced to, isn't it?

[@powerofthesun1000]

Not everything needs to be a full-length feature. This film's creator most likely has the money and support to do so, but chose to present this as a short film. Sometimes more is just more.

[@ChristopheVandePoel]

I read remarks here about it being a horribly dark future world-view. But can it not be considered as allegorical in stead? We subject ourselves to quite random dangers every day by taking the car and driving somewhere. Someone changing lanes somewhere in front of you can mean the difference between life and death for you and your family, every time you go to the beach. If you realize that we gamble on this every time we go out, this film takes on a whole different meaning.

[@jv-lk7bc]

its not about the future. its a mirror.

[@deepstariaenigmatica2601]

I think you're right. This is movie is quite dumb when taken literally.

[@Itried20takennames]

Just a week ago...a nice but ordinary woman was stabbed on the park trail I walk my dog on every day (well, used to walk everyday). In broad daylight, next to roads and nice neighborhoods. Definitely true....every walk, car ride, etc.can go wrong.

[@imadrifter]

You people are crazy. Pay attention to the road in front of you. Arm yourself for protection. Unless you want to die by 'chance' smh

[@carlosidelone8064]

@@imadrifter In this case, you can't arm yourself against the state. As Biden said, "If you try to take down the state, we have nukes and F-16's to stop you".

[@Trollkvinnen]

This is one of those movies that reveal only a smidgen of the story, theres so much to build on: Is city life that terrible that the family play Russian roulette just to get an hour at the beach. The scenery around them looks extremely dystopian. One can imagine that life must be so miserable (think covid 19 lockdowns in major cities in the US) that a regulated set time for family beach time is the only break from monotony, they're willing to risk their lives for it. Imagine the idea that there will be several hundred more empty apartments waiting for the return of their inhabitants...cats not fed, dogs not walked...because they got gassed in the tunnel. Theres so much going on in this relatively short movie. Its the sort of thing you could easily write a feature length movie built around that. Terrifying but brilliant concept.

[@marinas.3644]

Yeah! I wanna know why if there's overpopulation, she's expecting yet a 3rd child...weird, would love to know more about that two

[@chloetran6552]

I think the most dreadful part of this is as you see the wall closing, you can also see the pure fright of the occupants in the car behind them.

[@Hoodie-K]

I paused it at the perfect time and there’s literally nobody in the car… what are you even talking about?

[@chloetran6552]

@@Hoodie-K watch from 10:26

[@Hoodie-K]

@@chloetran6552 I did. If 10:28 is what you’re referring to there’s nothing there

[@HamSammye]

@@Hoodie-K look again you can see two people panicking in the car behind

[@TrappistE]

@@Hoodie-K damn u blind af

[@LadyDi0514]

This is one of the best shorts I have seen. While I still love gore and ghosts and cheap scares, the buildup of drama and tension in this movie can’t be surpassed. Thank you for making this wonderful film!!!

[@quiquenet1756]

This was sooo tense, I loved it. The best part is the worldbuilding, so many things to explore in so little time. It was great!

[@carlosidelone8064]

An ominously atmospheric tale, of a future nightmare, with a regular family doing its best to remain hopeful and positive. Well done.

[@hedhunta3767]

The tunnel is a massive gas chamber, the cars are getting "secured" aka locked and the vents open so you can get gassed in the most optimal way possible. The cars might just be reused after they dispose of the bodies, the floor also might be opening or moving in some way. The speed is limited so everyone has a fair chance at making it in the grave .

[@otisbedford5720]

lmao bring a gas mask lmao

[@shan4289]

@@otisbedford5720 Prob cant buy one

[@fallenangel_899]

@@otisbedford5720 they probably don’t exist

[@fallenangel_899]

I don’t understand tho, how do they gas them, move the cars and bodies within 15 minutes?? Who’s moving them? Where did they even go?

[@AlexVeldkamp]

So that’s how it works, Ty for explaining that

[@newtronix]

It's better to travel by bicycle!

[@shreyashrenge]

😂

[@shanekoch907]

Yes it is

[@tmseh]

Or a 2019 Dodge Challenger Demon.

[@hughjaanus6680]

Get an organ donor card

[@Freekniggers]

I'd rather walk or ride a bike than to go that slow in a car.

[@christian7062]

This should be a movie I'll pay to see this in theaters

[@xBrabus76]

With the Rock right??

[@runningwithSaul]

I'll pay in dogecoin

[@lonewretch]

2 hours of sitting in a car moving slowly forwards?

[@brianmarshall636]

So would I

[@void8375]

@@lonewretch no but imagine if the tunnel closed on them and something happened. or there was big resistance which is why the technical issues kept occuring

[@szazztam]

Øvredal is a freaking master. He's well on his way to becoming a truly great director

[@allenmaa7064]

That was so uniquely horrifying. The aesthetic design alone. Well done!

[@robertmckeown5315]

Reminds me of Doctor Who Series 3 Episode 3 "Gridlock" where you're stuck in traffic for years and years and years. Released in 2007.

[@redandroidra8740]

Gaggaggagagagag

[@bubagona15]

Yes, very similar.

[@anielcrz]

I’ve thinked the same thing.

[@hegiratc]

Thats the one I was thinking of.

[@J-CBertrand-tp6bg]

Me too.

[@Thatgirl_quinndeveny]

My heart was racing the whole time. 😅 That sense of dread just sticks with you the whole time. I actually thought they were gonna get out and run. Lol

[@baernacosplay4919]

This needs to be a full like 2h movie I was soooo invested

[@synccosmo8140]

No

[@thatbachus]

The thing is what would be the 2 hour movie be about specifically?

[@karunahari7650]

This is the d most horror short film I have ever seen in the last few minutes..!! Horrific!! Grafics and the BGM are ultimate !!!! Cult sci-fi short film!! The love story between children is more than d TITANIC!! I felt goosebumps whn they entered in to the tunnel!! My both eyes became wet when the doors are closing!! What a tragedy horrific sci-fi thriller shortfilm!!

[@fearlessreview]

Yo I thought they got stuck my anxiety was through the roof

[@noname-bt9ky]

Why they were so stressed? What was it all about?

[@davidcattin7006]

When the camera pans up to the ceiling and shows those ducts-- did anyone else think Auschwitz? The tension in this was unnerving.

[@Dowwow2001]

I love how they added the aspect of the kids fighting to distract you from wether they were in the tunnel or not when it was going to close

[@thebirisi]

7:58 the irony is that the man is working for the contractor who builds the tunnels

[@djosearth3618]

pretty sure he's just lying to them as he says 'Old tech' and it's** really not doing a good job** so far. luckily the surface of the planet would be uninhabitable long before it got anything like that. or bioterrorism, nanotech soup etc ;] edit: By "it's" I meant the Tunnel (the one that seems to do 'Random' car+occupant recycling) ;] edit: By "not doing a good job so far" I think i meant as a supposed overpopulation solution. In the future I'd just hit future CostCo & bulk buy a family pack of Personal Drones/Jetpacks/(Moller SkyCar in c.~70yrs+ HEH) or be DeathTunnel-less altogether by skipping 1 hour at a future SPF9999 polluted Death-Beach.

[@sarstally8286]

Oh no, Ava! That kid will never forget his first 'love'

[@sarstally8286]

@@hughjaanus6680 are you the typo spelling police or just plain rude?!

[@hughjaanus6680]

@@sarstally8286 Don't forget I can see your original reply. "sars tally replied: "Hugh Jaanus are you a keyboard warrior or just plain rude?!". You ARE an idiot. EVA/AVA. DUUUH.

[@sarstally8286]

@@hughjaanus6680 I don't care what you can see. The fact that you can call someone with dyslexia stupid (or idiot in your words....EDIT) means that you're not just rude, you're also cruel. So actually, you are a keyboard warrior as per my previous pre-edited reply!

[@hughjaanus6680]

@@sarstally8286 No I didn't. You have difficulty reading, this is what I said: "Are you thick or dyslexic? 8:30"

[@sarstally8286]

@@hughjaanus6680 in your own words "You ARE an idiot. EVA/AVA. DUUUH." So really, you are calling a dyslexic person an idiot. Thank you, but I am done with this now.

[@MrTijaii]

I think one of the most disturbing parts is how we don’t get to see what happens. We’re just left with our imagination of what happens in the tunnel.

[@raveskull868]

From clues, its probably a gas chamber. Also notice how the vents on top of the car open once in the tunnel? Probably so the gas gets in

[@feddozfilms]

@@raveskull868 Where do the cars go tho, because the tunnel opens again

[@aceorcusham2870]

@@feddozfilms I have come up with a few hypothesis about this: 1. The cars and bodies disintegrate with the gas. The gas would be something that is strong enough to destroy the cars and the bodies but not the actual tunnel itself. However, this wouldn’t explain why we don’t see any slightest hint of damage to the tunnel walls and why it’s an elevator (we could see pulleys in the tunnel) 2. The road lowers like an elevator and somehow dumps the cars and bodies into an incinerator (probably by turning to the side and letting everything slide down). This is probably the most likely explanation as the process realistically would be ~15 minutes and it’ll explain the elevators and where the cars and bodies go. These are the 2 hypothesis I came up with. If you came up with others tho, I would love to hear them.

[@feddozfilms]

@@aceorcusham2870 The second one seems the most logical since this short film is set in a futuristic era.

[@josuec71]

Holy fudge never have I held my breath that long when the gate close

[@shaoak414]

WOW This was a great short. I would never go any where if I had to go through the tunnel!!!

[@michaeltuchman9656]

I suspect everything is scheduled, including vacations, and I suspect they are mandatory.

[@casualcrisis6349]

you'd be surprised how easy it is for humanity to accept something like this. tell em to go through it to go to work and they'll do it themselves.

[@robmunday6225]

The worldbuilding here is fantastic

[@alfadvestidvadtzattri8439]

(nope)

[@kaitos.4786]

R.I.P. Eva...

[@billyandrew]

Now *that* racked up the tension! Another reason for some people to fear tunnels. 😲🤪 😜😂😂😂 Excellent short and adaptation of the short story!

[@anuankitpanda1042]

Did any one else notice this: The family survived due to the Irregular lane change of that car ahead in their lane. 1) As you can notice in the beginning that the girl's car was parallel to them. 2) But due to lane change of the car ahead from right lane to left, the girl's car was just short of the finish line. 3) If you notice carefully only 2 lanes stopped due to that lane change. And the cars to the right of the family were moving only. So luckily they were on the right lane that stopped. 4) So this means that they were initially not meant to survive, but due to the last minute lane change they got a golden ticket. Poor boy was heart broken for the girl.

[@donnariley2831]

Well, THAT was depressing! Clever film, but depressing!

[@pf4773]

what a horrifying, wonderful film

[@pieterrosesmissen1589]

Only problem was the multiple adverts that really interrupted the narrative and tension!

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

5 mins in I had to pee so bad. "Bathroom break in two days." "I'll never make it. Pass me that soda bottle."

[@joshua677]

Low key getting triggered at the people making the lane comments like bruh they held up atleast 5 other cars who could have gone through if they didn't change lanes. But they are saying they saved the family's life by changing like that's not the deal they were safe either way. If they didn't lane change they were safe. The deal is that person who lane changed killed 3 or 4 other cars that could have survived including ava

[@DevinDomino]

What?

[@pambarry7678]

Like the Gridlock episode of Doctor Who!

[@roymarsh8077]

OK I've read a few comments, they weren't going to the beach, they were going to some kind of safe place, maybe a new apartment in an already overcrowded city, they had no choice, they knew some of them were going to die, they hid it from the kids. And then it happened. That's my take on the story. And the actual film was great, acting, script, etc. Just didn't need the music, it's powerful enough by itself. No I haven't read the story (who has?).

[@sharyn4271]

They were actually returning home from the beach. It was an outing they'd taken before, mom says an hour in the water was a new record. A diversion from every day life, but you take your chances.

[@J-CBertrand-tp6bg]

Pretty sure they were coming back from the beach. TBH, if those were the stakes to go for one hour at the beach, I’d just stay home & read a book😂😂‼️

[@michaeltuchman9656]

Just about all of the internet. It's easy to find and only a four minute read.

[@Doro_Tea]

Amazing film! This world seems so depressing and terrifying. I got really nervous when they were in the tunnel. I just try to imagine if that happened in real life. Absolutely scary. I would love a long movie about that tunnel universe.

[@d.rprospecting6239]

"heart pumping and heartwarming." "Makes me appreciate every second kids more than I already do"

[@Silentnight1979]

Wow, that was a great tension builder. I love how these short stories are able to move me thru such a gamut of emotion in such a short time

[@candycosmonaut]

Hauntingly impressively suspenseful ... the agonizing wait ! this was better than great !

[@Hyakman5408]

Beautifully done! Thank you

[@nicholeguertin1542]

Excellent! I watched a short on this and had to see this film. Rhis was so heartbreaking and couldnt take my eyes off of it. Was captured by this story from the second it started.

[@loughkb]

SciFi Thriller. Yes indeed. Well written and well acted. Very well acted. I was on the edge of my seat toward the end there.

[@thetube4607]

"Metropolis" (1927), Nazi Germany (1939/45), George Orwell's "1984" (1948), Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968); made into the move Bladerunner (1982). Harold Freedom's song "Dukdoo" (2016) or Charlie Fullerton's three hour opera "My Digger Needs a None-Whitey Hose" (2019).

[@gerrydepp8164]

Norway is a nation of tunnels (I once drove a truck on cruise control though one 25km (!) long and dead straight - I was completely hypnotized when I came out the other end and nearly went straight ahead through a large roundabout just outside the exit - bastards! I had to change my nappy) so its not surprising this was made in Norway. Everything is funny to a Norwegian - I miss them.

[@nyazillagojira7079]

the comment n description were really appreciated. They give much needed backstory. Great tension.

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

i thought the film explained all it needed to explain, you just have to be observant

[@scorpiogeyser5211]

"Depopulation Without Discrimination " 😬

[@jv-lk7bc]

good to know they took the discrimination out of 'arbeit macht frei' ... isn't it good to know the Germans finally got it right?

[@krashd]

@@jv-lk7bc What do Germans have to do with this video?

[@kingdestroyer2357]

@@krashd It's a German video

[@krashd]

@@kingdestroyer2357 Well they are speaking Norwegian and most of the names are Norwegian.

[@kingdestroyer2357]

@@krashd Oh, I thought it was German, my bad

[@6LayersDeep]

Impeccably made creators. Perfection.

[@futurewarlord99]

I loved the musical score at the end.

[@kalz21]

I love comment section on vids like this sometimes is like we are all in a cinema talking about the film we watched together

[@msk5410]

Remember reading the short story years ago and being bothered by the randomness of it all.

[@RobMacKendrick]

So nice to see quality speculative fiction in a language other than English. I guess in a genre overwhelming dominated by the US, UK, and Australia it's inevitable that we constantly be told that everyone in the future speaks English, but, mettons que chu pas convaincu.

[@davidhollyfield5148]

That was chilling. And all implied threat... Very clever.

[@Sakai_Jin]

11:31 bro those screams gives me goosebumps.

[@mandolinic]

Reminds me of a story I read years ago (I can't remember the name nor the author) where there's a theme park and to get onto each ride, you have to take a 1% risk of receiving a lethal injection at the turnstile.

[@KibblesteinTheKIbbs]

The constant build in suspense was choking, with every bit of info and setting piece, the tension only grew. Really great stuff

[@ashemgold]

Well, it's good to see the Kia Soul makes a big come back.

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

I'm 10 minutes after watching, and still anxious as hell! Brilliant!

[@nerd1858]

Good idea would love to see a full length movie

[@RowLow]

my mind simultaneously focused on both a splinter story about a resistance apprentice who attempts to shutdown the tunnel system while simultaneously mourning the untimely death of his trainer who was caught and tortured by the oppressors for attempting to do the same, and wanting to known exactly wtf happens in the tunnel.

[@lcruz2783]

Great work, this plays with your mind in the worse and best way.

[@canonyos]

That was beautiful i can't believe it. But the most amazing thing was the end credit how those namea rises from the bottom of the screen to the top like the spirit of those gone in the cleaning process. Perfect 10/10 totally recommend

[@morneschaap2944]

Wow, wow, wow! Well done everyone involved. I'm blown away!

[@patefutch6168]

As a surfer who surfs everyday I can say that I would have risked it everyday but now now with a wife and two daughters no way ugh makes me tear up even thinking about it lol

[@MrMatheusBA]

The droping of the gate in the last scene was creeping as hell 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Thelegend-fm2tt]

Akita Kurosawa also did a short film called The Tunnel, in his movie “Dreams”. Excellent collection of shorts, it’s on KZbin

[@53strat55]

This is the best short sci fi I have seen. It does not leave everything open for own interpretation which is a cheap move in my opinion. It gives you a little bit to understand the world. Well done!

[@bardolevoux8849]

At 5:54 when the dad said he has fixed things to make sure they wont get stuck in the tunnel. Did he arrange that one vehicle on their lane to switch lane so their own vehicle will move up in the queue ?

[@ace5065]

No, I reckon that was just a lie so that his children won’t be scared

[@daevien71]

The one vehicle lane switch was only a detriment for his family, and the reason the girl's family died in the end. Every other lane kept moving so if the switch didn't happen his family would have only been further from the gate

[@carljeinkins5514]

This needs to be a show series

[@DeltaKnight]

Just read the short story this is based on this afternoon. Definitely worth a read!

[@JulietteFiszka]

Simple concept for a highly entertaining short film!

[@louissivo9660]

Greeaaat, next time I'm driving and traffic slows down in a tunnel I'm gonna freak! ;-)

[@wilmersegarra2472]

Wow, you all imagine such thing?! That's nuts!

[@phuongnguyen-yd3bn]

I love the idea that all the car in that future would be the same. The problem is people moving in cities and making them overpopulated and lack of young people in countryside. It’s not lack of land but lack of city land.

[@obiwanceleri]

Wow very nice and believable, well acted!

[@Alahyana]

I was reading the story, the original father of the family in the car, in fact found the tunnel exciting and proposed his wife to go to the beach next weekend because it was the only exciting thing to do in this world!!!

[@C.U.N.Tahiti]

We need a feature film of this right now

[@idiether]

This right here is a masterpiece