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Play or Die

2019 · 89 min

A claustrophobic puzzle-box that keeps you guessing, blending dread and mind-game tension with a cold, unsettling atmosphere.

Directed by
Jacques Kluger
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Tagline
Rule # 1: Whatever happens, nothing is true: it's just a game. Rule # 2: One of you is going to die.
Overview
Welcome to Paranoia, the ultimate escape game. Rule #1: Nothing is real. Rule #2: One of you will die. Lucas and Chloe, two passionate gamers, decide to participate to Paranoia, a very exclusive escape game. After solving a first riddle, they make it to the location of the finale in an abandoned mental hospital, lost in a frightening forest. There, four other participants are waiting on them. They soon realize that only one of them will get out of there alive.

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Directed by
Jacques Kluger
Genres
Horror, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • madness
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Jacques Kluger
Written by
Amiel Bartana, Jacques Kluger
Starring
Charley Palmer Rothwell, Roxane Mesquida, Laetitia Chambon, Helena Chambon, Marie Zabukovec, Thomas Mustin, Daphné Huynh, Hippolyte de Poucques
Runtime
89 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
English

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