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Chatroom

Synopsis

Five teenagers meet online and encourage each other's destructive behaviour. But things get out of hand when the charismatic and manipulative William targets the unstable Jim. Chatroom is a high-concept thriller-drama, combining the mounting tension of Disturbia with the razor-sharp observations of a generation as seen in Trainspotting.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
TBC
Director
Hideo Nakata
Producer
Laura Hastings-Smith, Alison Owen, Paul Trijbits
Editor
Masahiro Hirakubo
Screenwriter
Enda Walsh
Director of Photography
Benoit Delhomme
Production Designer
Jon Henson
Sound
Paul Davies
Principal cast
Aaron Johnson, Imogen Poots, Matthew Beard, Hannah Murray, Daniel Kaluuya

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ruby Films

26 Lloyd Baker Street
London WC1X 9AW
UK

T+44 (0)20 7833 9990

Sales Company

WestEnd Films LLP

15 Greek Street
London W1D 4DP
UK

T+44(0)20 7494 8300

info@westendfilms.com

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