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The Science of Fictions

2020 · 106 min

A slow, haunting plunge into trauma and delusion, where absurdity and quiet suffering blur into a dreamlike trance.

Directed by
Yosep Anggi Noen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gunawan Maryanto, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin, Ecky Lamoh
Overview
Siman discover a foreign crew shooting a moon landing. He gets caught and his tongue is cut off. He goes through life in slow motion, imitating an astronaut in outer space, labeled as crazy.

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Directed by
Yosep Anggi Noen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gunawan Maryanto, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin, Ecky Lamoh
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • identity
  • power
  • madness
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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drama
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
France, Indonesia, Malaysia
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