Saw and
Cube are pretty much unavoidable, as once again, a group of people are stuck somewhere unpleasant in order to rethink their behaviour, or maybe just to start appreciating life again.
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That s exactly what happens to Lisa (
Gaia Weiss), who, after accepting a car ride from an unknown man (Finland s
Peter Franzén, sporting his best American accent), wakes up alone in what appears to be a tube. The driver looked exactly like a dangerous murderer described on the radio mere minutes before she blacked out, but her respite doesn t last long – there is an odd, shiny bracelet on her wrist, with a countdown, and soon enough, she needs to try to crawl her way out of the place, which is full of deadly traps and very long tunnels.
Gaia Weiss) wakes up to find herself imprisoned in a metal labyrinth full of traps, with a countdown bracelet on her wrist urging her to hurry. But as she starts making her way through the deadly attractions, there is one thing she cannot avoid â memories of her dead daughter. We spoke to director
Mathieu Turi about his film, which is screening at this yearâs Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
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Cineuropa:
It s always so uncomfortable watching these claustrophobic situations. It s the kind of fear that s just universal.
Mathieu Turi: I am not claustrophobic at all, but even I would be frightened watching this kind of movie. It s in all of us; we are afraid of being stuck like that. But it works very well in cinema, in movies like
Gaia Weiss) wakes up to find herself imprisoned in a metal labyrinth full of traps, with a countdown bracelet on her wrist urging her to hurry. But as she starts making her way through the deadly attractions, there is one thing she cannot avoid â memories of her dead daughter. We spoke to director
Mathieu Turi about his film, which is screening at this yearâs Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
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Cineuropa:
It s always so uncomfortable watching these claustrophobic situations. It s the kind of fear that s just universal.
Mathieu Turi: I am not claustrophobic at all, but even I would be frightened watching this kind of movie. It s in all of us; we are afraid of being stuck like that. But it works very well in cinema, in movies like