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In a futuristic gaming world, superstar pursues comeback. Geomancer sequel plays with ideas on AI, fame and the power of megacorporations.
83'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2020
There's already talk of a 'Southern Wave', as one remarkable film after another, from Long Days Journey Into Night to Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, emerges from the (sub)tropical South of China.
The characteristic hypnotic, clammy atmosphere of this wave is distinctly felt in the second feature film from Gao Ming from Shenzhen, who uses the dampness of early summer there as a lens through which to zoom in on the relationship between a young couple who grow apart, throwing themselves into the arms of others. She is an independent young woman who works in a florist's shop, he is an immature brooder working as a security guard. As their relationship hits a dead end – as so often, without them really noticing – the film focuses in on what is left unsaid and the meandering triviality of life, until that suddenly and unexpectedly regains direction.
IFFR 2020
Programme IFFR 2020
Representing the cutting edge of contemporary feature-length filmmaking, a selection of emerging talent working with original subject matter and an individual style.
Read more about this programmeIn a futuristic gaming world, superstar pursues comeback. Geomancer sequel plays with ideas on AI, fame and the power of megacorporations.
83'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2020
Air conditioners mysteriously fall from buildings in the Angolan capital. Pleasantly free film with a great soundtrack.
72'
Angola
IFFR 2020
Entrancing underwater footage of cenotes, or holy springs, in Yucatan, Mexico. Long-lost memories echo in a hallucinatory game of light and dark.
75'
Japan
IFFR 2020