Since the dawn of time man has always questioned the meaning of life and what it is to be human, some of us pledge to find the key to enternal life in Origin (Bieffekterna) it explores that question, watch the film's trailer.
Origin is a Swedish SciFi Thriller written and directed by Andreas Climent &André Hedetoft.Ambitious science student Julia and programmer Rebecca are trying to make cells age slower. They are about to break new ground when they find out that Julia’s boyfriend Erik has a terminal illness. As he gets worse and worse, they see no other option than to break moral boundaries. In secret they build a lab in their apartment and start experimenting – with Erik as a human guinnea pig.
At first they seem to have found a cure, but they soon discover that his cells show signs of unexpected side effects. They have managed to enhance the body’s properties. But what at first seems like something fun and exciting turns out to be far more dangerous than they ever had imagined.
The visual style and tone does reminds me alot of Shane Carruth's films but also Mike Cahill's I,Origins which tackled this film's subject too but if you've seen that film it seems both films are completely different. The film does seem to be a cautionary tale too, warning us not to mingle in areas we should leave nature to deal with. Beautifully shot, mysteriously haunting.
Origin stars Emelia Hansson, Rikard Björk, Rafael Pettersson and Sandra Redlaff.The film is currently in post production, so no word on a release date in Sweden, but do expect this one to make an appearance at a film festival near you in 2016.
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