Atlas

A hypnotic, unflinching plunge into raw nocturnal worlds, beautiful and harrowing, that asks you to sit with discomfort and lost souls.

Directed by

Antoine D'Agata

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Antoine D'Agata

Overview

The renowned French Magnum photographer - again and always - uses his sublime camera and whole being to reveal a parallel world of prostitution and drugs, punctuated by exhausted bodies and lost souls in Cambodia, Russia and India. Disturbing surely, but also transcendental.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Addiction, isolation, survival, loneliness

Content

Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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