White Chamber (film)

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White Chamber
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Raschid
Written byPaul Raschid
Produced by
  • Jonnie Hurn
  • Neville Raschid
Starring
CinematographyGlen Warrillow
Edited byAlex Martin
Music by John Harle
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)(Brussels)
  • March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)(United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

White Chamber is a 2018 British science-fiction horror film written and directed by Paul Raschid. It stars Shauna Macdonald and Oded Fehr. The film is about a woman, Dr. Elle Chrysler (Macdonald), who wakes up to find herself in a white chamber, where she is tortured for information that she claims to not have.

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White Chamber premiered on 5 April 2018 at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, [1] and later at the 2018 Edinburgh Film Festival. [2] The film was released for streaming on 29 March 2019 by Netflix. [3] The film received mixed reviews, and Macdonald's performance received praise. She won the Scottish BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance. [4]

Premise

Dr. Elle Chrysler wakes up to find herself in a white chamber, where she is tortured for information that she claims to not have.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 43%, based on seven reviews. [5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 2 critics, indicating "mixed reviews". [6]

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References

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  2. "White Chamber". Dark Sky Films . Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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  6. "White Chamber". Metacritic .