Papers, Please: A Dystopian Document Thriller is a puzzle video game created by indie game developer Lucas Pope and was released in August of 2013. Players took on the role of an Immigration Officer in the fictional dysoptian country of Arstotzka. Players were required to follow a series of puzzles centered around immigrants looking to enter the country and players were punished for making mistakes along the way. The game could have been easier had it not been for the multiple moral choices that could be made throughout the story.  A Papers, Please short film adaption was announced back in May and the final trailer has been recently released.

The film will follow the basic premise of the game, following a protagonist (Igor Savochkin) who is a passport inspector in a totalitarian, and fictitious, Eastern Bloc country. The progression follows his struggles with the inhumanity of preforming his job and the compassion he has for the people he processes.

The short film adaption will be written and directed by Nikita and Liliya Ordinskiy, both having some fame within the indie short film community. While the film is supposedly in post production, there no indication as to when the film will be released. Let us know your thoughts on the Papers, Please short film adaption and the struggles of immigration in the comments section below. As always, not don’t forget to follow Don’t Feed the Gamers on Twitter for 24/7 coverage of all things gaming and entertainment.

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