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Not to be confused with Chat Room (film).
Chatroom 
Directed by Hideo Nakata Produced by Laura Hastings-Smith
Alison OwenWritten by Enda Walsh Starring Aaron Johnson
Hannah Murray
Matthew BeardMusic by Kenji Kawai Cinematography Benoît Delhomme Editing by Masahiro Hirakubo Studio Ruby Films Distributed by Pathé
Revolver Entertainment (UK)Release date(s) 14 May 2010 (Cannes)
22 December 2010 (United Kingdom)Running time 97 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Chatroom is a 2010 British drama thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata[1] about five teenagers who meet on the internet and encourage each other's bad behaviour. The film is based on the play Chatroom by Enda Walsh.[2]
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Plot
Teenagers meet in chat rooms, and on many occasions celebrations take place in the main chat room named "Chelsea teens!". The chatroom is portrayed on screen as a real-life room where people talk as a regular chat room on a computer screen. After a pedophile posing as a girl enters the chat room, they install a password to fully secure the site. The main character's bad behavior quickly produces problems with parents that try to take his computer and mobile phone away. Things get even more complicated with crime, police, guns and a suicide attempt.
Cast
- Aaron Johnson – William
- Imogen Poots – Eva
- Matthew Beard – Jim
- Hannah Murray – Emily
- Daniel Kaluuya – Mo
- Megan Dodds – Grace
- Michelle Fairley – Rosie
- Nicholas Gleaves – Paul
- Jacob Anderson – Si
- Tuppence Middleton – Candy
- Ophelia Lovibond – Charlotte
- Richard Madden – Ripley
- Gerald Home – Tony Layton
Production
The film was shot in early 2010 at Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, Surrey,[3] with some outdoor scenes shot in Camden and Primrose Hill. The film is based on a screenplay by Enda Walsh, who wrote the stage play of the same name.[4]
Release
The film was premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[5] The theatrical release was in late 2010.[6] It premiered in France in late summer 2010.[7] In September 2010, the film acquired a British distributor. Revolver Entertainment also planned a special online marketing campaign for the film.[8]
References
- ^ First Images from Hideo Nakata's 'The Chatroom'
- ^ A Trio of Clips from Hideo Nakata's 'The Chatroom'
- ^ Trailer Debut: Hideo Nakata's Chatroom
- ^ Pathe Productions connects with Hideo Nakata's Chatroom
- ^ "63rd Festival de Cannes: Press Conference". Cannes Film Festival. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/57145.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Someone Must Die in Hideo Nakata's 'Chatroom'
- ^ Beyond Lame International Poster for Hideo Nakata's Chatroom
- ^ Revolver strikes UK deal for Chatroom Screen Daily. 12 September 2010
External links
- Chatroom at the Internet Movie Database
1990s 2000s Sleeping Bride (2000) · Dark Water (2002) · The Ring Two (2005) · Kaidan (2007) · L: Change the World (2008)2010s Chatroom (2010) · The Incite Mill (2010)Categories:- 2010 films
- British films
- English-language films
- 2010s thriller films
- British thriller films
- Films based on plays
- Films directed by Hideo Nakata
- Films shot in the United Kingdom
- Psychological thriller films
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