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Play or Die

Play or Die

Rule # 1: Whatever happens, nothing is true: it's just a game. Rule # 2: One of you is going to die.

20195.41h 29m

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.

Directed by Jacques Kluger
Written by Franck Thilliez, Amiel Bartana, Jacques Kluger
Produced by Sebastien Auscher, Serge de Poucques, David Effersi
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Top Cast

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Lucas

Roxane Mesquida

Roxane Mesquida

Chloe

Laetitia Chambon

Laetitia Chambon

Nurse

Helena Chambon

Helena Chambon

Nurse

Marie Zabukovec

Marie Zabukovec

Naomi

Thomas Mustin

Thomas Mustin

Jablowski

Daphné Huynh

Daphné Huynh

Maxine

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Hippolyte de Poucques

Ray

Priscilla Adade

Priscilla Adade

Policewoman

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Caroline Donnelly

Lucas' Mother

Themes & Keywords

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About Play or Die

Play or Die is a horror, mystery film released in 2019 exploring themes of death match, mind game, mysterious, aggressive, deadly game, strategy game. Directed by Jacques Kluger, it stars Charley Palmer Rothwell, Roxane Mesquida, Laetitia Chambon. 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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