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Premiere!

posted 15 years ago by chihiro_x
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WORLD PREMIERE! 5150 Elms Way is the opening film of Fanomenon, the horror and fantasy section of Leeds International Film Festival on Friday 6th November at 8.30pm. More info and tickets at http://www.leedsfilm.com and http://www.fanomenonleeds.com (coming soon)

"A stunning opening film for Fanomenon, this French Canadian shocker will disturb and terrify you. When film student Yannick falls off his bike and goes to 5150 Elms Way for help, he gets more than he bargained for. Locked up by religious psychopath Jacques Beaulieu, he is beaten, tortured and driven to the edge of madness before he is offered a way out: beat Beaulieu at chess and he can go free. It sounds simple but Beaulieu has never lost a game and believes it is because of God’s will. Now a pawn in a game of life and death, Yan must win or lose his mind".

Sounds good yeah?!

[–] liquid_stone14 15 years ago

Saw it. It's good, but the first third is a bit flat and expository, and the last one is riddled by a lot of implausibilities.

But strong acting, some really disturbing setpieces and serious thoughts on individual justice make it well worth seeing.

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