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RAT KING trailer
Synopsis
Juri, 18 is seriously addicted to online gaming, so much so he becomes isolated from his single mother and his girlfriend is about to leave him. He decides to quit but is soon lured back by one of his net-mates, Niki 18, who, when they meet for the first time, turns out to look strikingly like Juri. Niki has a web-address tattooed on his arm and when Juri types it into his computer, he gets lured into a curious game that grants him the username RAT KING. As the game becomes increasingly dangerous, Niki vows to help Juri get through it. But the gametriggers off a series of life-threatening events and pretty soon Juri realizes that he is gaming for his life.
RAT KING
Directed by: Petri Kotwica
Original title: Rat King
Genres: Thriller
Cast: Max Ovaska, Julius Lavonen, Nina Koponen, Outi Mäenpää (Beyond, The Man Whithout a Past, Black Ice) Janne Virtanen
Written by: Petri Kotwica
Produced by: Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Aho, Ivo Felt
Production company: Making Movies, Allfilm
Production year: 2012
Release year: 2012
Country: Finland, Estonia
Language: Finnish
Duration: 93 min
Subtitled versions: English
Format: DCP, 35 mm
Home page: http://www.ratkingthemovie.com
News
25.01.2012 SCREEN REVIEW ...there’s no denying that Kotwica knows how to put together an engaging thriller with some fine set-pieces (including a lovely POV sequence that mimics classic computer games such as Doom). Use of typical Hitchcockian tropes such as double identity come across as playful rather than lazy whilst the young cast do a good job at giving believability to the film. Click here for full review
Festivals
Tribeca Film Festival 2012 Official Selection Cinemania Section
Shanghai International Film Festival 2012 Competition
Schlingel IFF for Children & Young, Chemnitz Germany 2012
Tokyo Finnish Film Week 2012
Espoo Ciné Official Selection
Festoria Portugal 2012 Official Selection
Schlingel IFF for Children & Young, Chemnitz Germany 2012 Official Selection
Nordic Film Days, Lübeck 2012 Official Selection
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2013 Official Selection
16th Kristiansand Children`s Film Festival 2013 Official Selection
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