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Upstream Color (2013)

05/04/2013 (US)Drama, Science Fiction1h 36m
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You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.

Overview

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Amy Seimetz

      Amy Seimetz

      Kris

    2. Shane Carruth

      Shane Carruth

      Jeff

    3. Andrew Sensenig

      Andrew Sensenig

      The Sampler

    4. Thiago Martins

      Thiago Martins

      Thief

    5. Carolyn King

      Wife

    6. Mollie Milligan

      Mollie Milligan

      Maggie

    7. Myles McGee

      Monty

    8. Ashton Miramontes

      Lucas

    9. Andreon Watson

      Peter

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    artlawless

    A review by artlawless

    7.0
    Written by artlawless on Jan 23, 2019

    After almost 9 years since Primer, Shane Carruth returned with his next film, Upstream Color. Once again, Shane played multiple roles in the creation of this film – producer (one of), director, writer, actor (one of), music director, cinematographer and editor (one of). The film was made with a tiny budget of $50,000, wow, talk about being efficient. The story is not a convoluted one like Primer, which was based on time travel. That said, it’s not very straightforward either. It does talk about some unreal patterns and could get hard to understand at times. Do give it a watch if you haven’t al...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$100,000.00

    Revenue$444,098.00

    Keywords

    • hope
    • sadness
    • hypnosis
    • loss
    • romance
    • drugged
    • parasite