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Completed - ENGLISH - Science-fiction - 80 minutes

Log Line

A detective takes part in a virtual game with the promise to return to the real world once he solves his case.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2014 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2015 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Alex GALVIN
Writer(s) : Alex GALVIN
Cast : Dean KNOWSLEY, Eliott TRAVERS

Producer(s) : Alex GALVIN ( )

Synopsis

Richard Manning is a Police Detective, taking part in a futuristic computer game that allows him to be completely transported, body and soul. As soon as they win the game, they return to the real world. He's promised to return to the real world once he solves the seemingly impossible locked room murder of a wealthy property investor. The more Manning investigates, the more complex the case seems to become. He soon realizes his own future and survival depend on him solving the riddle, and quickly. But will this help him to return to the real world?

Production

Country(ies) : NEW ZEALAND

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Festivals and Awards

Festival des Antipodes in Saint-Tropez 2012 (Official Selection)
Boston Science Fiction Film Festival 2013 (Official Selection, Best Feature Film)
New Zealand Film and TV Awards 2013 (Winner Best Supporting Actress)
California Film Awards 2013 (Winner Special Jury Prize)
Shanghai International Film Festival 2013 (Official Selection, Best Feature Film)
Madrid International Film Festival, 2014 (Winner Best Editing of a Feature Film)
Madrid International Film Festival 2014 (Winner Best Supporting Actor)


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