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After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

2022 · 129 min

A hallucinatory, sensual descent into a wild alien world that feels like a fever dream of neon and sand.

Directed by: Bertrand Mandico
Genres: Science fiction, Fantasy, Western
Starring: Paula Luna, Elina Löwensohn, Vimala Pons

Overview: In a faraway future, on a wild and untamed female inhabited planet called After Blue, a lonely teenager named Roxy unknowingly releases a mystical, dangerous, and sensual assassin from her prison.

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Directed by: Bertrand Mandico
Genres: Science fiction, Fantasy, Western
Starring: Paula Luna, Elina Löwensohn, Vimala Pons

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: identity
obsession
isolation
survival
sexuality
Places: wilderness
fantasy world
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	5
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: science fiction, fantasy, western
Directed by: Bertrand Mandico
Written by: Bertrand Mandico
Starring: Paula Luna, Elina Löwensohn, Vimala Pons, Agata Buzek, Michaël Erpelding, Mara Taquin, Claïna Clavaron, Claire Duburcq
Cinematography: Pascale Granel
Runtime: 129 min
Country: France
Languages: English, Polish, French

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