Movie

Transfer

2010 · 93 min

A quiet, somber near-future drama that makes you sit with questions of identity and mortality, more contemplative than thrilling.

Overview: In the near future, the company, "Menzana" succeeds with the crucial step of transferring personalities for eternal youth. For the aged Hermann and his seriously ill wife, Anna, they both fear the day that death will separate them. At Menzana, they commit to purchasing the bodies of Apolain and Sarah. Under the conditions of the transfer, Hermann and Anna have use of their new bodies for 20 hours a day. When they sleep, their hosts Apolain and Sarah return to consciousness are able to use their own bodies for a period of four hours.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, aging, death, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
aging
death
love
power
Places: big city
home
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild