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- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 54 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 54 m
Summary After the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her father, must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future.
Directed By: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Written By: Brian Clark, Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 54 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 54 m
Vesper
70
5.9
Where to Watch
Summary After the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her father, must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future.
Directed By: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Written By: Brian Clark, Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The film zooms in to project humanity’s struggle onto Vesper. With one gust of wind (and some tragic losses), health and prosperity can be hers (and ours) again.
Vesper plays like a cult film waiting to be discovered. It adeptly fuses a compelling YA-friendly story about a teenage girl’s survival in a hostile environment with dense, thoughtful world-building, the sort required to draw in nerdy-minded viewers. That savvy combination creates a narrative that breathes and expands, like one of the freaky mycelium-like life forms that populate the story.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
5.9
52% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
22% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
26% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
5.9
52% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
22% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
26% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Superb cerebral sci-fi with stunning visuals and an incredible central performance from such a young actor.
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A precious 'little' gem, this one. I enjoyed the whole piece because of its interesting world building, characters and unique dark & gloomy dystopian atmosphere. I was surprised by the very fitting photography & visuals. The good soundtrack made it a rounded package. I would recommend watching it.
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At its core, Vesper feels like a dark fairytale, like something born from the haunted tales of Grimms' Fairy Tales.
The dystopian sci-fi drama Vesper is a gallery of astounding images set in a weirdly enticing future. The new world it depicts is both primitive and advanced, full of richly detailed flora and fauna representing strange new species that came about after mankind experimented heavily with genetic engineering as society crumbled to dust.
A wistful beauty and a delicately imaginative sense of craft set Vesper apart from most post-apocalyptic stories.
Under the muck and mire, Vesper is a reminder that both life and hope can be surprisingly durable, flexible, and morphable.
Vesper is on the arty side of science-fiction, more focused on character and setting than in plot-driven thrills.
I good movie with a bunch of flaws, but I appreciate the creativity in this much more than the grindmill that is most cinema these days.
on the bad side, it's like mad max meet blade runner meet detroit (didn't actually like detroit), but can't quite capture anything fully.
visual design is unique and the best part. acting is also really excellent.
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Tbh, this film is quite boring. I do not understand all the great reviews. A lot of time, nothing really makes any sense and while the message at the start tells us a bit, it's very misleading. It says that the viruses sent out by humans destroyed most of the plant life, however, the majority of the film takes place around a lot of mutated greenery. So it's a bit contradictory. Also, it never says anything about plant mutations in the opening message. It also says nothing about human mutations and yet, we see one close to the start of the movie. For what this film is though, it's okay. Not awful, but not particularly great either. The acting is fine and the story does paint the post apocalyptic future it aims for. I heard about this film yesterday when it popped up on my news feed and I read an article on it which made the film out to be great, however it turned out to be a disappointment. There's a lot of long scenes were it's just two characters sitting around and talking and very little of anything else that could make the film more entertaining. The ending was also really anti- climatic and again, didn't really make any sense. It reminds me a bit of the film annihilation. They share the same "what is going on" kind of feeling and they both do not make much sense. I'd give it a 5.5 out of 10. I do appreciate the creativity as well. I just don't like how it lies to us at the start.
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Watched 1/3rd of it and couldn't force myself to watch it any longer. This is an issue with filmmakers who think that slow, dark and violent is deep, instead of telling a story. Unfortunately for all the work that went in to this movie, like good costumes and sets, decent music, decent shots, decent acting, it's not hitting any of the right notes, and drags on terribly. And this is coming from a person who watched Stalker in one sitting late at night, because it was so captivating that I couldn't go to sleep.
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An eco-apocalypse story of boring proportions. At times, it felt more like an attempt at an art film with it's heavy emphasis on scenery and production than on engaging story or believable characters. It also did not explain aspects of the story and left loose ends. Some of the scenery was creative though (if also very icky) in its biological horror and that's why I don't give it a full zero.
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Production Company
Rumble Fish Productions,
Natrix Natrix,
10.80 Films,
Ev.L Prod,
Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE)
Release Date Sep 30, 2022
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline One seed can change everything
Website
http://natrixfilms.com/
Awards
Lithuanian Film Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 2 Nominations
Grimmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
