The Tunnel

Tunnelen, also released under the English title The Tunnel, is a 2016 Norwegian short science fiction film written and directed by André Øvredal, based on a short story by Alice Glaser. It should not be confused with the 2019 full length Norwegian film with the same title. Plot A family returning home from a swim are caught in slow-moving traffic among a sea of identical black hearselike self-driving cars along a multilane highway leading to a tunnel. At times the tunnel must be closed, forcing all vehicles to shut down and giving people time to stand outside. Peter befriends a girl named Eva from a car in the next lane. As they approach the tunnel, it becomes apparent that it is used as a means of population reduction. While passing through it, they are concerned that they will be caught in it during the next closure. A car from another lane decides to change lanes within the tunnel, delaying the family's progress. They make it out of the tunnel just before its next closure. Peter looks around but cannot find Eva's car. Cast Siri Helene Müller as Jeanette Kyrre Haugen Sydness as Tom Max Admundsen as Peter Maria Dingsøyr-Henriksen as Anne Gio Fonseca as Luka Ella Glenton Schjerven as Eva Release The short film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 16 April 2016. It was later included as a special feature on the home video release of The Autopsy of Jane Doe.