First off this is a very low budget movie, even among indies so you have to be fine with that to watch it. The acting is very nuanced, especially from the lead character.
The sci-fi background story is just a means to explain the alienation the people "from the future" face.
Said that it's a hard watch. I almost turned it off a few times. Why? It's too arthouse in its bland and depressing depiction of dire problems.
The situation starts as bad and gets worse. The silver linings turn out to be mirages. Life is hard and this movie is very realistic about it. So in case you are down already watch something else more uplifting.
In case you're mentally stable and open minded there are many lessons to learn from this. I just wish they made them less painful. It's a character study for the heroic viewer.
The sci-fi background story is just a means to explain the alienation the people "from the future" face.
Said that it's a hard watch. I almost turned it off a few times. Why? It's too arthouse in its bland and depressing depiction of dire problems.
The situation starts as bad and gets worse. The silver linings turn out to be mirages. Life is hard and this movie is very realistic about it. So in case you are down already watch something else more uplifting.
In case you're mentally stable and open minded there are many lessons to learn from this. I just wish they made them less painful. It's a character study for the heroic viewer.