Red Rooms
Red Rooms (French: Les chambres rouges) is a 2023 Canadian psychological thriller film, written and directed by Pascal Plante.[1] The film stars Juliette Gariépy as Kelly-Anne, a woman who is fascinated with the criminal trial of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), and is driven into the dark web world of cybercrime as she becomes obsessed with trying to find the missing video of the death of a 13-year-old girl which would definitively prove Ludovic's guilt or innocence.[2]
Red Rooms | |
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French | Les chambres rouges |
Directed by | Pascal Plante |
Written by | Pascale Plante |
Produced by | Dominique Dussault |
Starring | Juliette Gariépy Laurie Babin Maxwell McCabe-Lokos |
Cinematography | Vincent Biron |
Edited by | Jonah Malak |
Music by | Dominique Plante |
Production company | Nemesis Films |
Distributed by | Entract Films |
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Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The film also stars Laurie Babin as Clémentine, a fellow groupie that Kelly-Anne initially bonds with, as well as Charlotte Aubin, Guy Thauvette, Frédérick De Grandpré, Pierre Chagnon, Elisabeth Locas, Natalie Tannous, Sébastien Beaulac, Rebecca Makonnen, Maxim Martin, Richard Turcotte, Stanley Hilaire and Marie-Gabrielle Ménard in supporting roles.
The film's production was first announced in November 2022.[3]
The film premiered at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on July 4, 2023,[4] and had its Canadian premiere as the opening film of the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival.[5] It is scheduled to premiere commercially on August 11.
Release
The film was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 7 October 2023.[6]
Awards
The film won four awards at Fantasia, for Best Film, Best Screenplay (Pascal Plante), Best Score (Dominique Plante) and Best Performance (Gariépy).[7]
References
- Tim Dams, "‘Red Rooms’: first trailer for Pascal Plante’s Karlovy Vary competition thriller". Screen Daily, May 30, 2023.
- Éric Lavallée, "Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #199. Pascal Plante’s Les chambres rouges". ION Cinema, January 5, 2023.
- Pierre-Marc Durivage, "Juliette Gariépy et Laurie Babin dans Les chambres rouges". La Presse, November 9, 2022.
- Bruno Lapointe, "«Les chambres rouges» de Pascal Plante en ouverture du festival Fantasia". Le Journal de Montréal, June 8, 2023.
- Zac Ntim, "Pascal Plante’s ‘Red Rooms’ And Nicolas Cage Pic ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ Among Titles Set For Fantasia Festival". Deadline Hollywood, June 8, 2023.
- "The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- Erik Pedersen, "Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List". Deadline Hollywood, July 30, 2023.