RED ROOMS

Kelly-Anne wakes up every morning by the courthouse to secure a seat at the high-profile trial of Ludovic Chevalier, a serial killer she is obsessed with. As days go by, the young woman bonds with another groupie, which momentarily breaks her out of her loneliness. But as the proceedings drag on and she spends more time in the courtroom with the victims’ families, Kelly-Anne finds it increasingly difficult to maintain her psychological balance and assume her morbid fixation with the killer. She will then do whatever it takes to get her hands on the final piece of the puzzle: the missing video of a murdered 13-year-old girl, to whom Kelly-Anne bears a disturbing resemblance

• • Canadian writer director Pascal Plante offers a cold-eyed look at the dangers of hybristophilia in this striking arthouse thriller that shares the same airless chill as the work of fellow Canadian David Cronenberg, but somehow lacks the maestro’s resonance.
    Meredith Taylor – Filmuforia
  • And I should state outright that, despite the very disturbing content, there’s not much that’s shown. So don’t go into this expecting some kind of new wave French horror that goes hog wild. This is a much more subtle character piece that relies on its performances and splendid camerawork to really make this standout.
    Tyler Nichols – Jo Blo
  • Rather, he utilizes sound to traumatize and terrorize, allowing our minds to run wild with images that are much more gruesome than anything he could have put on screen. (…) Dread oozes from the screen thanks to an eerily icy performance from Gariépy as Kelly-Anne. She holds confidence and composure in her body language, while expressing waves of emotion with her eyes
    Jeff Nelson – Guy at the Movies
  • French Canadian writer-director Plante — (…) demonstrates powerful stylistic control over his provocative material, from the elegantly chilly visuals and ominous sound effects (…) to Dominique Plante’s eerie score, which sounds like a Bach fugue having a breakdown.
    Even more impressive are the lead performances (…) Gariépy, masterful in her emotional and physical exactness, is a revelation as the enigmatic Kelly-Anne, whose stringent control over herself and her environment masks a sick compulsion whose origins we can only guess at.
    Franck Scheck – Hollywood Reporter

16 years and over –implied violence through soundtrack – sexual content – not intended for sensitive persons

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2023) / Fantasia (2023) / Hamptons International Film Festival (2023) / Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival (2023)

Awards

• Fantasia Film Festival: 4 wins – 2023 
• Winner: Outstanding performance Juliette Gariépy 
• Winner: Best Screenplay – Pascal Plante 
• Winner: Best Motion Picture score – Dominique Plante 
• Winner: Best film – Pascal Plante 

Nominations

• Crystal Globe best Film (Karlovy Vary FF) 
• Emeric Pressburger Prize Best film (Jameson Cinefest) 
• Golden Starfish Award – Narrative Feature (Hamptons FF)