Welsh cinemas offering free tickets for hit horror film
Welsh cinemas are this month offering free tickets to see hit Japanese psychological horror film EXIT 8.
The film is based on cult video game The Exit 8 which sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.
The psychological horror film is already a hit in Japan – now EXIT 8 is coming to UK cinemas.
The movie will screen for free at over 100 independent cinemas across the UK from 13 – 14 April 2026, giving UK cinemagoers a chance to see the film before nationwide release.
Welsh cinemas taking part in free screenings include Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Gwyn Hall (Neath), Brynamman Cinema (Ammanford), Reel Cinema (Port Talbot), Palace Cinema (Haverfordwest), and Theatr Gwaun.
The free screenings are part of Escapes, a nationwide cinema initiative supported by the BFI awarding National Lottery funding. Escapes is designed to make cinema more accessible by hosting over 100 free cinema screenings every month.
EXIT 8 follows a man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway as he sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?
The award-winning Japanese video game on which the film is based was released in 2023, the game became an instant cult hit and gained further popularity on TikTok.
This big screen adaptation transforms the game’s claustrophobic concept into a psychological horror mystery.
EXIT 8 is directed by Genki Kawamura and stars Kazunari Ninomiya, who first gained international recognition in LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, directed by Clint Eastwood.
Last year, EXIT 8 premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to an eight-minute standing ovation. Gaming and horror fans have been anticipating the film’s global release since.
Escapes is a film initiative on a mission to bring cinema to all with free screenings at over 100 independent UK cinemas every month. Over 220,000 free cinema tickets have been claimed for Escapes since its launch in 2024.
Free tickets are available from Escapes at escapetothecinema.co.uk
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