La habitación de Fermat (2007)

Directors:

Luis Piedrahita
Rodrigo Sopeña

Writers:

Luis Piedrahita (written by)
Rodrigo Sopeña (written by)

Release Date:

16 November 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Think inside the box

Plot:

Four mathematicians who do not know each other are invited by a mysterious host on the pretext of resolving a great enigma...

Plot Keywords:

Mathematician | Hospital | Shrinking | Whodunit | Math Genius

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Alejo Sauras	...	Galois
Ariadna Cabrol	...	Girl
San Yélamos	...	Girl
Alicia Fernández	...	Girl
Cesc Cornet	...	Boy
Juanma Falcón	...	Boy
Adam Nached	...	Boy
Lluís Homar	...	Hilbert
Josep Minguell	...	Doctor
Santi Millán	...	Pascal
Helena Carrión	...	Librarian
Elena Ballesteros	...	Oliva
Federico Luppi	...	Fermat
Maria Piedrahita	...	Fermat's Daughter
Víctor Benjumea	...	Gas Station Attendant
Núria Badia	...	Receptionist
Mariola Ruiz	...	Nurse
Maria Cisneros	...	Guard
Daniel Garcia	...	Guard
Mar del Hoyo	...	Oliva's Friend
Eloy Arenas	...	Shop Assistant

Directed by
Luis Piedrahita
Rodrigo Sopeña

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luis Piedrahita		written by
Rodrigo Sopeña		written by

Produced by
César Benítez	....	producer
Adolfo Blanco	....	producer
José María Irisarri	....	executive producer
José María Irisarri	....	producer
Manuel Monzón Fueyo	....	co-executive producer
Manuel Monzón	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Federico Jusid

Cinematography by
Miguel Ángel Amoedo

Film Editing by
Jorge Macaya

Casting by
Laura Cepeda

Art Direction by
David Fernández

Costume Design by
Santos Sánchez

Makeup Department
Eva Fontenla	....	makeup artist
Paula Sánchez	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Joan Capdevila	....	assistant unit manager (segment)
Teresa Enrich	....	production manager
Mariano Liwski	....	post-production supervisor
Bernat Rifé	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anna Aran	....	second assistant director
Carles Valero	....	first assistant director
Àlex Vilà	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Oriol de la Torre	....	storyboard artist
Anna Pujol Tauler	....	props buyer

Sound Department
David Calleja	....	sound re-recording mixer
Virgilio Martínez	....	mixing assistant
Yvonne Miralles	....	foley recordist
Licio Marcos de Oliveira	....	sound
Jaime Puig	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Filippo Restelli	....	boom operator
Oriol Tarragó	....	sound designer
Giannie Tognarelli	....	boom operator
Edgar Vidal	....	foley designer
Kiku Vidal	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Gloria Bernabeu	....	digital compositor
Jaime Cebrián	....	visual effects artist
Jordi Costa	....	visual effects artist
Jordi Costa	....	visual effects supervisor
Ignacio Lacosta	....	visual effects

Stunts
Antonio Higueruelo	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tadzio Salgado	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
José Pedraza	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Juan Pablo González Saccone	....	music mixer (as PJ Saccone)
Anele Onyekwere	....	music recordist
María Ulled	....	executive music producer

Other crew
Jaume Jordana	....	location manager
Anna Vilà	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Javier Canteli	....	the directors wish to thank
Borja Echevarría	....	the directors wish to thank
Juan Herrera	....	the directors wish to thank
Inés	....	the directors wish to thank
Luis Lázaro	....	the directors wish to thank
Pablo Motos	....	the directors wish to thank
Emilio A. Pina	....	the directors wish to thank
Ledicia Sola	....	the directors wish to thank
Alicia Torres	....	the directors wish to thank
Carmen Utrilla	....	the directors wish to thank

Production Companies

• Notro Films
• Bocaboca Producciones

Distributors

• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A Plus Films (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• E1 Films Canada (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Murena International (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Revolver Entertainment (2008) (UK) (all media)
• Shochiku Company (2008) (Japan) (all media)

Special Effects

• Entropy Studio (visual effects)

Also Known As:

"Fermat's Room" - International (English title)
"L'habitació de Fermat" - Spain (Catalan title)
"De kamer van Fermat" - Belgium (Flemish title)
"Fermat' tuba" - Estonia
"Fermatuv pokoj" - Czech Republic
"Kapan" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"La cellule de Fermat" - France
"Logic Room - Der Tod ist unberechenbar" - Germany (DVD title)
"O Enigma de Fermat" - Portugal
"Qube Red" - Japan (English title)
"Zapadnja Ferma" - Russia

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:9 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M | Spain:13 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Notro Films

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Luis Piedrahita]When they're putting the bookcases on the floor and filling them with the books, you can see a green book written by the director with him on the cover.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the movie it is said that Évariste Galois died at 22. In fact, Évariste Galois died when he was only 20 years old.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Galois:Do you know what prime numbers are? Because if you don't, you should just leave now.

Movie Connections:

References "MacGyver" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Preludio en Si menor BWV 855

If These Walls Could Stalk...

Fermat's Room is a welcome Spanish thriller that takes the tried and true Saw/Cube formula and adds some actual intrigue and a little bit of wit to the proceedings. With a slow and steady build to an ending that ties everything up in a rather satisfying way, you'll be asking yourself "why can't most thrillers make this much sense?" Fermat's Room is not original but it puts an interesting and well-written spin on tired plot points and movie gimmicks. Directors Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopena have a good sense of space and depth when it comes to shooting in the room itself and the tension and pacing will have you staring at the screen with anticipation. Do yourself a favor and check out Fermat's Room; it just might cleanse your palette of all the junk films floating out there lately.