Room of Death (2007)
"La chambre des morts" (original title)

While on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a satchel full of money... See full synopsis »

Director:

Alfred Lot

Writers:

Alfred Lot, Franck Thilliez (novel)

Stars:

Mélanie Laurent, Eric Caravaca, Gilles Lellouche

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Cast

Credited cast:
Mélanie Laurent	...	Lucie Hennebelle
Eric Caravaca	...	Moreno / Pierre Norman
Gilles Lellouche	...	Sylvain
Jonathan Zaccaï	...	Vigo
Céline Sallette	...	Annabelle
Laurence Côte	...	Alex
Jean-François Stévenin	...	Léon
Nathalie Richard	...	Valet
Stéphane Jobert	...	Raviez
Antoine Oppenheim	...	Colin
Alexandre Carrière	...	Stan
Fanny Cottençon	...	La mère de Lucie
Jean-Pierre Gos	...	Van Boost
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caroline Bourg	...	Mère
Lola Créton

Storyline

While on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a satchel full of money... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

taxidermy | doll | person on fire | maniac | burned alive | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 November 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Room of Death

Filming Locations:

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produire à Paris, Centre Régional des Ressources Audiovisuelles (CRRAV), CiBy 2000

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cunar, the man killed by accident by Vigo and Sylvain at the beginning of the movie was played by Jacques Hinstin, the movie's executive producer.

User Reviews

Very intense thriller

With a few situations similar to the Silence of the Lamb; LA CHAMBRE DES MORTS is able to become a complete different and original thriller. Two men hit with a car a person (and kill him) carrying a bag full of money. They take the money and dispose the body however that money was the ransom for a kidnapped girl who is murdered. Another girl, a diabetic one, is kidnapped so a police woman and her partner follow the case. The story follows different directions; the two men who stole the money, the kidnappers, the police and even the kidnapped girl in a brief escape attempt to cross paths near the end. The investigation in itself is realistically resolved; which somewhat drags the first half of the movie. During the second half, several very intense situations raise the tension towards a final act, somewhat similar (but far from equal) to the Jonathan Demme's film. Melanie Laurent, gives an interesting performance as the single mother of two babies' police woman; trying to take care of her siblings while trying to find the killers. While the rest of the cast keeps the level above average. It is important to note that while the gore and violence level are not high; some situations and images are very intense. The movie was rated OVER 12 YEARS OLD in France; which is something like an R here in USA.