| Girl in Room 13 | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Social problem film Crime drama |
| Written by | Maria Nation |
| Directed by | Elisabeth Röhm |
| Starring | Anne Heche Larissa Dias Max Montesi Matt Hamilton[1] |
| Music by | Mario Vaira |
| Country of origin | United States, Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Stacy Mandelberg Timothy O. Johnson Yvonne Chotzen |
| Producers | Navid Soofi (producer) Oliver de Caigny (supervising producer) |
| Cinematography | Andy Hodgson |
| Editor | Devin Taylor |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production companies | Johnson Production Group Motel Productions Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime Television |
| Release | September 17, 2022 |
Girl in Room 13 is a television movie that premiered on Lifetime on September 17, 2022. Part of Lifetime's Ripped from the Headlines series of movies, it is about human trafficking and opioid addiction. The film stars Anne Heche, who completed production prior to her death. Heche appears in the film posthumously at the time of broadcast.[2] The film is dedicated to her memory.
The film has played a role in conspiracy theories that arose after Heche's accidental death, falsely claiming that the film was about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring and that Heche's car accident was actually an assassination by figures involved in the trafficking ring who wanted to silence Heche.[3][4] Skeptics point to her apparent attempts to fight off firefighters while being wheeled into an ambulance as evidence that her car was remotely hijacked and crashed in order to silence her for helping shine the spotlight on pedophiles in positions of power, who may have been part of Epstein's sealed client list.
Plot
While recovering from a swimming injury, Grace (Larissa Dias) becomes addicted to opioids, and begins obtaining them illegally. She is ready to end her addiction with the help of her mother, Janie (Anne Heche), but is kidnapped by her drug dealer ex-boyfriend Richie (Max Montesi), who holds her prisoner in a motel room (numbered Room 13) to break her down and sell her into human trafficking. The story centers on Janie's search for her missing daughter and her fights with the police to get them to take the case seriously.[1][4][5][6]
Cast
Cast with named characters, in credits order:[1]
- Anne Heche as Janie
- Larissa Dias as Grace
- Max Montesi as Richie
- Saskia Wedding as Red
- Matt Hamilton as Burt
- Brian Cyburt as Rex
- Erika Bruci as Toni
- Rhona Rees as L'Ryane
- Taya Seaton as Ivy
- Jason Deline as Officer Munson
- William Matzhold as Cray
- Brahm Taylor as Derek
- Madonna Gonzalez as Beth
- Sarah Peguero as Rosa
- Harmony Yen as Li
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Johnson Production Group (2022). "Girl in Room 13. Press Kit" (PDF). Johnson Production Group. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ↑ Albers, Caitlin (August 12, 2022). "The Many Now-Posthumous Projects Anne Heche Filmed Before She Died". Looper.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ↑ Nguyen, Andy (August 26, 2022). "No evidence that the deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski and Anne Heche are linked or suspicious". PolitiFact. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- 1 2 Gliatto, Tom (September 17, 2022). "'Girl in Room 13' review: Anne Heche performs at the highest pitch in one of her final roles". People. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ↑ Lifetime Network (press release) (June 9, 2022). "Lifetime announces Girl in Room 13 - starring Anne Heche, Larissa Dias & directed by Elisabeth Rohm". A+E Networks. Los Angeles. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Girl in Room 13". Lifetime. Retrieved September 18, 2022.