White Chamber (film)

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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Raschid
Produced by
  • Jonnie Hurn
  • Neville Raschid
Written byPaul Raschid
Starring
Music by
CinematographyGlen Warrillow
Edited byAlex Martin
Production
company
  • Aviary Films
  • Dark Sky Films
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) (Brussels)
  • March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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] While the film received mixed to negative reviews, 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 review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 43%, based on 7 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
  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. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "White Chamber". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
  6. "White Chamber". Metacritic.
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