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still Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, US 2001) (re-release)

Donnie Darko

Richard Kelly / US, 2001 / 114 min.

Richard Kelly’s debut film was received as a matchless hybrid of teen drama, sci-fi narrative and satire on life in the American suburbs. It is 1988: angst-ridden teenager Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) travels parallel universes and gets into discussions with a huge rabbit. 4K restoration, 25th Anniversary.

poster Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, US 2001) (re-release)
Donnie’s life takes a bizarre turn when, one night, he is awakened by Frank, a man in a rabbit suit who tells him the world is going to end in exactly 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. Surreal events increase in frequency until Donnie’s sense of reality is destroyed…

4K restoration from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster.

Details

Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains scenes of explicit discriminationScenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains foul language

Director

Richard Kelly

Production year

2001

Country

US

Original title

Donnie Darko

Length

114 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

DCP

still Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, US 2001) (re-release)
still Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, US 2001) (re-release)
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