Claim: Anton Yelchin played roles in films.

Green Room is a 2015 American horror-thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier , and produced by Neil Kopp , Victor Moyers and Anish Savjani . The film stars Anton Yelchin , Imogen Poots and Patrick Stewart . It focuses on a punk band who find themselves attacked by neo-Nazi skinheads after witnessing a murder at a remote club in the Pacific Northwest .   Filming began in October 2014 in Portland , Oregon . The film was financed and produced by Broad Green Pictures . Green Room was screened in the Directors ' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . The film began a limited release on April 15 , 2016 , before being widely released on May 13 through A24 . It garnered critical acclaim , appearing on many critics ' list as one of the best films of 2016 .