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2073

2024 · 83 min

A chilling, essayistic warning that blends dystopian drama with real-world footage, demanding attention and leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Asif Kapadia
Genres
Thriller, Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie, Hector Hewer
Tagline
This is a warning
Overview
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.

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Directed by
Asif Kapadia
Genres
Thriller, Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie, Hector Hewer
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • technology
  • survival
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, science fiction, drama
Directed by
Asif Kapadia
Written by
Tony Grisoni, Asif Kapadia
Starring
Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie, Hector Hewer
Cinematography
Bradford Young
Runtime
83 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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