The Choking Game (2014)
- Directed by
- Lane Shefter Bishop
- Genre
- drama, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two high school seniors become obsessed with self-asphyxiation as a dangerous game. The film follows their growing entanglement with this risky behavior.
tenseunsettlingdarkpsychologicalsoberingslow-burnintensecautionary
What happens
The Choking Game is a 2014 American psychological drama made-for-television film about two high school seniors who become enthralled with the habit of self-asphyxiation. The film, which is based on the book Choke by Diana Lopez, is directed by Lane Shefter Bishop and stars Freya Tingley, Alexa Rose Steele, Beverly Ndukwu, Mitch Ainley and Ferron Guerreiro. It received mixed reviews from critics, and attention from psychology websites, owing largely to it being the only mainstream film of its time to cover the choking game phenomenon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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