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Aporia

2023 · 104 min

A quiet, thoughtful sci-fi drama that weighs grief and moral choices, asking you to sit with its characters' impossible decisions.

Directed by
Jared Moshé
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Tagline
Reality is a continuum.
Overview
Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her devastated daughter, but when a former physicist reveals a secret time-bending machine, Sophie will be faced with an impossible choice.

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Directed by
Jared Moshé
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • morality
  • family
  • conspiracy
  • guilt
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
science fiction, drama
Directed by
Jared Moshé
Written by
Jared Moshé
Starring
Judy Greer, Edi Gathegi, Payman Maadi, Faithe Herman, Whitney Morgan Cox, Rachel Paulson, Lisa Linke, Adam O'Byrne
Music
H. Scott Salinas
Cinematography
Nicholas Bupp
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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