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FERMAT'S ROOM
LA HABITACIÓN DE FERMAT
The walls are closing in -
literally - on four rival scientists
with shadowy pasts in this tense
debut from writer-directors Luis
Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña.
A sexy virtuoso Galois
(Alejo Sauras) is invited by the
mysterious Fermat (Federico
Luppi) to attend a gathering
of math experts to solve an
enigma. Accompanying him
is the hardnosed, attractive
Oliva (Elena Ballesteros), a
doleful drinker Pascual (Santi
Millan), and the jovial middleaged
Hilbert (Lluis Homar).
Their names are pseudonyms
supplied by Fermat, who after
greeting the guests, suddenly
disappears. And now they
must solve their most profound
equation yet: why is someone
trying to kill them...
Piedrahita and Sopeña
cleverly handle the scenarios
deliberately limited dramatic
permutations with flair, skillfully
turning the plot with the same
satisfying twists of logic its
characters have to employ if
they are to avoid a grisly fate.
Here's a film that'll have you
wishing you paid attention back
in algebra class!
Spain, Thriller, 90 minutes. 2007. (M)
Directors: Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña
With: Santi Millán, Federico Luppi, Lluís Homar,
Alejo Sauras, Elena Ballesteros
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