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Southland Tales

Richard Kelly / FR, DE, US, 2006 / 145 min.

Apocalyptic comedy about paranoia, porn stars and parallel dimensions set in a Los Angeles devastated by the Third World War. Richard Kelly's follow-up to his instant cult classic Donnie Darko left critics and audiences dumbfounded.

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Los Angeles, 2008. The city is on the verge of a social, economic and ecological disaster. A sinister Orwellian government is in power, while Venice Beach just parties on. Citizens are constantly kept under surveillance by snipers, such as narrator Abilene (Justin Timberlake). Three paths intersect in and around this hellish LA: Boxer Santaros, an action film star suffering from memory loss; Krysta Now, a film star developing her own reality TV project; and Roland Taverner, a police officer who holds the key to a massive conspiracy.

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Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains foul language

Director

Richard Kelly

Production year

2006

Country

FR, DE, US

Original title

Southland Tales

Length

145 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

DCP

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