At first sight, a modest short film saved, in some measure, by the final twist.

A young actor in a nightclub. A woman encouraging him to participate at a casting . The studio is a basement, of isolated building and the purpose of crew seems not so noble or artistic.

But a joke can have tragic consequences.

Indeed, the twist saves, in some measure, a film who seems animated by improvised story. But, after first view , the twist seems forced , absurd, pretty childish. And this becomes the main problem of The Job. Some cliches, some good intentions, accent on atmosphere, crumbs from film noir. I do not know if it is enough to not regret the eight minutes.

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A man is in a nightclub for a casting in a film. The crew like him immediately. However, they make a condition, to get the part he has to go with them to their studio. He accepts. When they arrive to destination the place turns out to be a creepy old basement in the middle of nowhere.

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