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7.1/10 • 6.1K

2015-10-151h 59m

ComedyDramaRomance

An unconventional love story...

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Directors
Yorgos Lanthimos
Editors
Yorgos Mavropsaridis

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  1. Colin Farrell

    Colin Farrell

    David

  2. Rachel Weisz

    Rachel Weisz

    Short Sighted Woman

  3. Olivia Colman

    Olivia Colman

    Hotel Manager

  4. Léa Seydoux

    Léa Seydoux

    Loner Leader

  5. Michael Smiley

    Michael Smiley

    Loner Swimmer

  6. Ariane Labed

    Ariane Labed

    The Maid

  7. John C. Reilly

    John C. Reilly

    Lisping Man

  8. Ben Whishaw

    Ben Whishaw

    Limping Man

  9. Angeliki Papoulia

    Angeliki Papoulia

    Heartless Woman

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Reno

Mar 24, 2016

7/10

Another peculiar dystopian tale set in the future.
From the director of the Oscars nominated movie 'Dogtooth'. If you are familiar with his signature movie, you will find it so good. This is not the best movie I had seen that set in the future, but like any other it was another dystopian tale. A black comedy-romance with a decent storyline, performances and overall a nice entertainer. The pace was very depressing, but I kept hooked to it for its frequent unpredictable scenes. The first act took place in a hotel which is the introduction to the odd world and the situation where the plot opens. When it moved to the 2nd half, especially after Rachel Weisz come into the frame, the entire scenario changed to atypical romance mode and kept that way till the last with a simple twist in the finale. Colin Ferrell's character was something like the one from the movie 'Her'. But not the same movie, or the theme, except the combination of the genres. It was a good movie, I enjoyed it, but not as much as others say they did. IMPO, it is a one time watch movie for its peculiarness. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,000,000.00
Revenue
$15,700,000.00
Keywords
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