
Exam
You deserve this.
You do.
You've earned it.
I can do all things.
All things.
Come on.
Come on. Come on.
I am the Invigilator.
Listen carefully
to every word I say.
There will be no repetition.
I won't apologize
for the hardships you've endured
reaching this room.
The pressures and the pains
were necessary.
Resilience is a key attribute
in these dark times,
and if you can't survive
our selection process,
you won't survive
in the job.
Many highly qualified
candidates
have tried to reach this point
and failed.
You have succeeded,
and now the final stage
lies before you.
from your goal,
which is to join
our esteemed ranks.
The test is simple
in comparison,
yet it will determine
who leaves this room
with a contract of employment
and who leaves
with the bus fare home.
Through these trials,
you've gained some idea of
the power of this organization,
so believe me
when I tell you
that there is no law
in this room
but our law.
And the only rules in here
are our rules.
There is one question
before you,
and one answer is required.
If you try to communicate
with myself or the guard,
you will be disqualified.
If you spoil your paper,
intentionally
or accidentally,
you will be disqualified.
If you choose to leave this room
for any reason,
you will be disqualified.
Any questions?
Best of luck,
ladies and gentlemen.
for you to convince us
you have what it takes
to join us,
the next 80 years of your lives.
Begin.
I'm not finished.
No.
Please.
You can't!
This isn't a proper test!
Please, I'll start over.
Just give me a chance.
Hey.
Listen, listen, listen.
Listen.
It's not about what he said,
you know.
It's what he didn't say.
"If you attempt," all right,
"to communicate"...
With myself or the guard...
"You will be disqualified. "
He didn't say-
We can't speak to each other.
Now you're talking.
Is this the ultimate mind-f*ck
or what?
the answer yet?
No.
Because it's not about
the answer.
It's about the question.
What is the question?
We've got 74 minutes left
to figure that out.
Assuming the answer
If it takes
we have 1 minute
to guess the question.
I'm betting it's the former.
We've got to help each other.
Why?.
We're in competition.
Why should I help you
to beat me?
Well, all right.
We may be in competition
to answer the question,
but to establish
the question,
we have to work together.
We have to cooperate.
They expect us to cooperate,
don't they?
I mean, what did you expect?
That you were gonna win
this job,
with and all the rewards
that come with it,
a job you'd fucking kill for,
by giving them
a little simple written answer?
Facts and opinions?
Compare and contrast?
No, no.
They're not looking for that.
A job like this, right,
it needs initiative,
observation,
interplay.
Teamwork.
He's right.
We're in a stress scenario,
a confusing,
time-critical situation
designed to test
our intelligence and resilience.
you mean.
Or the best.
We help each other
until the playing field is open.
And then it's each man
for themselves.
No offense, girls.
Are we agreed?
Yes.
Agreed.
Let's go, Gandhi.
My name is not Gandhi, friend.
It's-
Uh-uh.
No names in here.
Well, not real ones anyway.
I mean,
it's not written on this.
So there's got to be
a reason for that, hasn't there?
We'll use nicknames then.
Yeah, all right.
Let's make this easy.
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