205 – Room of Fear
| 205 – Room of Fear | |
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| Directed by | Rainer Matsutani |
| Written by | Eckhard Vollmar |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jan Fehse |
| Edited by | Marco Pav D'Auria |
| Music by | Wolfram de Marco |
Production company | Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | €309,172[2] |
205 – Room of Fear (German: 205 – Zimmer der Angst) is a 2011 German horror film directed by Rainer Matsutani. It's a remake of the Danish film Room 205. The film stars Jennifer Ulrich.[3] Marie-Alise Recasner recorded an original song for the ending credits as well as performed vocals on the score.
Cast
[edit]- Jennifer Ulrich as Katrin Nadolny
- André Hennicke as Commissioner Urban
- Inez Bjørg David as Carmen
- Tino Mewes as Dirk
- Julia Dietze as Annika
- Florian Jahr as Niko
- Marleen Lohse as Sanne
- Hans Uwe Bauer as Katrin's Father
- Lucy Ella von Scheele as Beatrice
- Daniel Roesner as Christian
- Juliane Gregori as Urban's Assistant
- Aaron Hong Le as Tom
- Matthias Halbrock as Priest
- Dennis Gansel as Boyfriend
Release
[edit]Box office
[edit]Originally planned for an opening in 2011, the movie was pushed back. After it was questioned to do a theatrical release or rather releasing it direct-to-video, the movie opened in German theaters on 4 April 2013. The film failed to open within the Top 5 of its opening week and grossed €309,172[2] at the end of its theatrical run. Before the official opening in Germany, 205 - Room of Fear was part of the German films Go North festival in Stockholm and was released on 20 July 2012 in Turkey.
Home media
[edit]205 – Room of Fear will be released in Region 2 on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 October 2013 in Germany. It will be released with an FSK 16 rating.
Reception
[edit]The response to the film has been mixed. Based on twelve reviews collected by moviepilot, 205 – Room of Fear has an average score of 5.0 out of 10.[citation needed] Echo Online's Dirk Henninger praises the acting and finds the story thrilling,[4] while Near Darks Ash Williams thinks it's finally a "good horror thriller" from Germany, giving 205 – Room of Fear four out of five stars.[5] Spielfilm.de gave the film the score 8 out of 10, enjoying the focus on Katrin's psyche.[6] Cinetastic gave the film 6 out of 10.[7]
Rajko Burchardt wrote of the scary movie "with East German feel" that while it's honorable to give the German horror film a try, the film failed miserably.[8] Lida Bach of Filmrezension gave the movie another negative review with giving it one out of five stars.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "neue schönhauser filmproduktion - 205-zimmer der angst". Neueschoenhauser.de. 2013-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ a b "KINO.de: Zimmer 205". Kino.de (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Barton, Steve (2011-11-18). "Germany Checks Into 205 Room of Fear! Bring Your Glowsticks!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Henninger, Dirk (4 April 2013). "www.echo-online.de/freizeit/film/Zimmer-205;art1023,3811218". Echo Online (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Williams, Ash (22 March 2013). "Zimmer 205 – Traust du dich rein?". Near Dark (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Zimmer 205 - Traust Du Dich rein? (Zimmer 205) - 2010". Spielfilm.de. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Zimmer 205 – Traust du dich rein? " cinetastic". Cinetastic.de. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Burchardt, Rajko (5 April 2013). "Zimmer 205 - Traust du dich rein?". Gamona (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Bach, Lida (2 January 2013). "Im Jenseits ist noch ein Zimmer frei". Filmrezension (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2013.