After resolving a test with a sequence of numbers, four mathematicians are challenged by a mysterious man called Fermat to meet in an isolated place to resolve the greatest enigma ever. All four are given detailed instructions to arrive at a remote meeting point and are given new ‘character’ names by which they will now be known: Pascal, Hilbert, Galois…some of
history’s most renowned mathematicians.

When the characters find themselves in a comfortable room within an isolated house, they are keen to discover what the nature of this strange enigma is that they must solve, but their host is strangely reticent to reveal anything to them. A mysterious phone call forces the host to leave, locking the room’s door behind them.

The trapped guests receive an SMS with an enigma, apparently a simple logical problem, however the bigger problem is that they have only one minute to solve it. After failing to solve the problem, the walls start to move and the room begins to shrink around them. The room is threatening to slowly crush those inside it and the only way out is to solve the enigmas, which are becoming progressively demanding and harder to solve.

One room. Four genius minds. The greatest enigma will be how to survive. Four strangers, who are all mathematicians, are invited to spend a weekend together where they will be challenged to solve a great enigma. Their mysterious host is only known
to them by a pseudonym: Fermat. The room in which they find themselves turns out to be a death-trap that will crush them if they do not discover in time what connects them all and why someone might wish to murder them.

The film stars two of Spain’s most well known actors; Santi Millán (Idiot Love) and Lluis Homar (Almodóvar’s Bad Education and Broken Embraces) as well as the ever popular Federico Luppi (Pan’s Labyrinth), Alejo Sauras (Welcome Home), and Elena Ballesteros (The Place That Was Paradise).

Fermat’s Room is the first feature film written and directed by Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña. Experienced television writers and directors, they are part of the team behind the successful Spanish talk show “El Hormiguero”, as well as directors of the original hit show about magic, “Nada por Aquí”.

The Actors
Santi Millán: Born to Catalan parents of Andalusia, Santi studied at the Institute of Theatre in Barcelona. In 1989 he joined the theatre company La Cubana, where he remained for a decade, starring in several successful performances throughout Spain. Santi made his first appearance on television, with credits including The day ahead on Tuesday.
Lluís Homar: Actor and director Lluís Homar studied at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.In 1974 he starred in the play “Othello”, directed by Angel Carmona. Then In 2006 he played the Pope Alexander VI in the film The Borgia directed by Antonio Hernandez. He has just finished playing next to Penelope Cruz in Almodovar’s latest production Broken Embraces.
Federico Luppi, Alejo Sauras, Elena Ballestros