Taglines: A new beginning brings a dark secret.
Room 203 Movie Storyline. After lifelong friends Kim and Izzy move into Room 203, a quirky apartment with a creepy medieval stained glass window, Kim slowly becomes convinced that their new home may be haunted,” says the official synopsis. “With help from her new boyfriend Ian, Kim investigates the tortured history of the apartment, discovering a string of disappearances of former residents, a murder mystery from half a century ago, and an ancient curse that threatens to possess Izzy and kill Kim.
Room 203 is an American thriller film directed by Ben Jagger and starring Francesca Xuereb, Viktoria Vinyarska, Eric Wiegand, Scott Gremillion, Rick LaCour, Sam A Coleman, Quinn Nehr, Patrick Kirton, Timothy McKinney, Cameron Inman and Jeroen Frank Kales. The screenplay was written by Ben Jagger, John Poliquin and Nick Richey. The film was released on April 15. 2022.
Adapted from a Japanese novel from Kobunsha Publishing, the story is a tale of two female roommates who are tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece. The adapted screenplay is by John Poliquin (“Spiral,” upcoming “Selfie”), Jagger and Nick Richey (“Low Low”).
Filming took place in Shreveport, Louisiana, under full COVID-19 protocols with rising British director Ben Jagger (“Corbin Nash” and the upcoming “Dark Peak”) in the chair. The cast is headed by Francesca Xuereb, Viktoria Vinyarska and Eric Wiegand.
“The apartment is a decrepit, but amazing American Gothic. But there’s an ever-present smell of rot, eerie sounds and noises,” said Sairrino in a prepared text. “As the warning signs mount, one of the women tries to look for rational explanations, but find that she and her friend are pulled deeper into the dark history – involving murder, a sinister deity, and a ticking clock of Room 203.”
“At the emotional core of this story, the characters are dealing with guilt and are trying to find redemption for past and present mistakes that fracture the foundations of friendship, family, and love,” says director Ben Jagger. “When I began making this movie, it was always my hope that the audience would be invested by the emotional drama of the story and that the horror would serve as amplification for the conflict that these characters are going through in their daily lives.
I grew up on 70s and 80s horror movies and there was just something unsettling about the tone and aesthetic of the horror films from those eras. In my experience, every director on their independent project is faced with a plethora of challenges, which forces them to become a better filmmaker in the process. Working on Room 203 will always be special to me because of the people who banded together during an uncertain time where the world seemed stuck with no sense of direction, yet we made it happen from our shared love of making movies.”
Room 203 (2022)
Directed by: Ben Jagger
Starring: Francesca Xuereb, Viktoria Vinyarska, Eric Wiegand, Scott Gremillion, Rick LaCour, Sam A Coleman, Quinn Nehr, Patrick Kirton, Timothy McKinney, Cameron Inman, Jeroen Frank Kales
Screenplay by: Ben Jagger, John Poliquin, Nick Richey
Production Design by: Hannah May Roark
Cinematography by: Joel Froome
Film Editing by: J.C. Doler
Art Direction by: David Arroyo
Makeup Department: Crystal Fudge, Lisa O’Neal
Music by: Daniel L.K. Caldwell
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: April 15, 2028
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