A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 14, 2007
Original Title:
La Chambre des morts
Alternate Titles:
Chamber of Death
Melody's Smile
微笑標本
Genres:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
Centre Régional des Ressources Audiovisuelles (CRRAV)
Produire à Paris
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 FR: 12
Runtime: 115
While on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a satchel full of money. The two men decide to take the money and throw the body into a pond and bury the money in a coal hill. The next morning the police discover the body of a kidnapped 12-year blind girl, Melody, in a warehouse near the site of the hit-and-run. They determine that the kidnapper saw the girl's father bringing the ransom to him and also witnessed the hit-and-run and the men stealing the ransom.
Director:
Alfred Lot
Director of Photography:
Jérôme Alméras
Editor:
Maryline Monthieux
Executive Producer:
Jacques Hinstin
Novel:
Franck Thilliez
Original Music Composer:
Nathaniel Méchaly
Producer:
Charles Gassot
Screenplay:
Alfred Lot
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