Les chambres rouges (Red Rooms)
2023
****½
Director: Pascal Plante
Cast: Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Élisabeth Locas, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette, Charlotte Aubin, Sébastien Beaulac, Frédérick de Grandpré
In Montreal, a smart and beautiful fashion model Kelly-Anne is consumed by a high profile trial against a man accused of torturing and murdering three teenage girls and broadcasting their deaths on the dark web. Pascal Plante's unsettling and deliberately paced drama deals with voyeurism and our obsession with true crime and living our lives online. This cleverly directed film is horrid and gruesome, although it doesn't include any violence per se. Juliette Gariépy gives a wonderfully understated but intense lead performance and Dominique Plante's score is terrific.
