White Chamber (film)

White Chamber
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Raschid
Written byPaul Raschid
Produced by
  • Jonnie Hurn
  • Neville Raschid
Starring
CinematographyGlen Warrillow
Edited byAlex Martin
Music byJohn 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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "White Chamber // 36th BIFFF". Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "White Chamber". Dark Sky Films. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Miska, Brad (18 February 2019). "'White Chamber' Locks Up and Questions Shauna Macdonald [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Shauna Macdonald scoops award at star-studded Scottish Baftas". Edinburgh News. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "White Chamber". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "White Chamber". Metacritic.


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