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Vanishing Waves

2012 · 120 min

A hypnotic, sensual descent into obsession, blurring dream and reality with unsettling intimacy and a haunting emotional cost.

Directed by: Kristina Buožytė
Genres: Romance, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Marius Jampolskis, Jurga Jutaitė, Rudolfas Jansonas

Overview: Lucas is a scientist who works near the European experimental project that focus on advanced ‘human neuron research’. The project is to transfer neuron information from one human mind to another. Lukas is chosen to connect his mind with a comatose woman he named Aurora.

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Directed by: Kristina Buožytė
Genres: Romance, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Marius Jampolskis, Jurga Jutaitė, Rudolfas Jansonas

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
love
guilt
isolation
Places: hospital
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: romance, science fiction, thriller
Directed by: Kristina Buožytė
Written by: Bruno Samper, Kristina Buožytė
Starring: Marius Jampolskis, Jurga Jutaitė, Rudolfas Jansonas, Vytautas Kaniušonis, Martina Jablonskytė, Darius Meškauskas, Šarūnas Bartas, Brice Fournier
Music: Peter Von Poehl
Cinematography: Feliksas Abrukauskas
Runtime: 120 min
Country: Belgium, France, Lithuania
Languages: English, French, Lithuanian

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