Claustrofobia (2011)

When Eva opens her eyes the young girl finds herself chained terrified for being abused. Her fears become reality in a way no one could ever imagine.

Director:

Bobby Boermans

Writer:

Robert A. Jansen (as Robert Arthur Jansen)

Stars:

Carolien Spoor, Dragan Bakema, Thijs Römer

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carolien Spoor	...	Eva Lennearts
Dragan Bakema	...	Alex Purvis
Thijs Römer	...	Danny de Koning
Rogier Philipoom	...	Jaap
Juliette van Ardenne	...	Cynthia
Nienke Römer	...	Lisa
Jappe Claes	...	Dr. Menno Willems
Peter Faber	...	Dr. Mentink
Frits Lambrechts	...	Storeroom Manager
Dennis Overeem	...	Casting Director
Harry van Rijthoven	...	Blind man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alison Carroll	...	Jaap's Lady

Storyline

Confident college girl Eva (Carolien Spoor) is looking at apartments to rent when she finds the perfect place in a block near the university where she studies. Dividing her time between study to become an actress and a vet, the low rent flat is perfect for her and the cute neighbor opposite more than makes up for the creepy landlord and the spying old man that she spots through the window. However, her life takes an awful turn when she awakens in a dungeon cell chained to a bed with a camera watching her every move. She is a prisoner and her captor has a dark and disturbing plan for her that she may not survive.

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Plot Keywords:

schizophrenia | schizophrenic man | dissection | caged animal | psychologist | 

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Taglines:

His greatest fear became her ultimate nightmare.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

10 June 2011 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Клаустрофобия

Company Credits

Production Co:

Snoooep Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in StuTV: Claustrofobia Premiere (2011)

User Reviews

What a wonderful thriller from the Netherlands

I am writing this with a bit of an outside perspective being from the US & reading in subtitles, something that I never have a problem with in films from this region due to the very smooth translation it has into English. This film was crafted so expertly all around I cannot find any part of which to criticize negatively. It drew me in & kept me there while I constantly tried to intellectualize what the real story was and I haven't been outsmarted this good as far back as I can remember. It gives you multiple moments where you are saying, Aha, now I know exactly what the meaning of everything is then suddenly it changes to have an entirely different purpose behind the grand scheme of things.

I know I have just written an entire paragraph without any plot or character information given away & that was done purposely to let you the viewer know how well made this entire production was. It starts with a young boy of say 10 playing in a morgue along with a young girl of the same age, he is tricked by the promise of a kiss if he climbed into one of the refrigerated bins they store bodies in and remained in there for ten seconds. Well she walked away & left him locked within with no way to get out. The film then changes to a time many years later with no clues left as to what happened to that young boy. As to the remainder of the story, to sum it up proper, it's kind of like a chicken's egg cracking open to reveal something very unexpected like a dragon. If you enjoy a good tight thriller where you have to keep guessing then you should take a good look, you will be surprised in the cleverness of the writing & direction.