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Backrooms review
Debut from 20-year-old director examines memory, reality and fear after Chiwetel Ejiofor accesses an infinite series of hidden rooms that all feel creepily askew
TL;DR
- The film is the feature directing debut of 20-year-old Kane Parsons, based on his web series.
- It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark, a failed architect and alcoholic managing a discount furniture store, and Renate Reinsve as Mary, his therapist.
- Clark discovers a hidden network of infinite 'backrooms' in the store's basement, which appear to be different versions of reality.
- Both Clark and Mary become trapped in these backrooms, struggling to escape.
- The production design by Danny Vermette and cinematography by Jeremy Cox create an oppressive, crepuscular atmosphere.
- The film utilizes jump scares, squirm scares, and shiver scares, exploring a 'city state of fear'.