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Play trailer 2:08 Poster for Lapsis Released Feb 12, 2021 1h 44m Sci-Fi Drama Mystery & Thriller Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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In a parallel present, delivery man Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother. After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy: trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market. As he gets pulled deeper into the zone, he encounters growing hostility and the threat of robot cablers, and must choose to either help his fellow workers or to get rich and get out.
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Lapsis binds economic anxiety to an unsettling sci-fi story set in the not-too-distant future, with smartly inventive results.

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Phil Hoad Guardian This sensitive but flawed sci-fi comic dystopia walks the strange new frontier of the modern gig economy... Rated: 3/5 Jun 28, 2021 Full Review David Stratton The Australian It deserves praise for its unusual take on the sci-fi theme and the skilful way in which a social issue is combined with a futuristic thriller format. Imperial makes an unusual sort of hero. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 8, 2021 Full Review Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ABC Radio (Australia) Lapsis is a powerful reminder that people are always first and foremost just people, and that basic dignity and human rights shouldn't be so easily stripped away in pursuit of dreamtech utopias. Rated: 4/5 Jun 2, 2021 Full Review Leslie Hatton Vague Visages Lapsis offers the intriguing and hopeful possibility that our technologically dependent future may not be so bad after all. Feb 7, 2024 Full Review Steve Morrissey Radio Times Certain moments don't quite work, but the ideas in play feel prescient, and the low-budget workarounds deserve a round of applause. Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2021 Full Review Jack Hawkins HeyUGuys You may not believe in the technology, but you will believe in Ray, a genuine person in a world of phoneys. Rated: 3/5 Jul 7, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Honestly THE WORST movie I've ever seen I can't even believe I wasted almost two hours of my life I'll never get back, I was led astray looking at the reviews thinking it could be good.... I literally only created this account to warn others before they watch this , muck utter utter garbage Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Peter W Lapsis is a highly creative film with many refreshing concepts. It also succeeds in combining the genres of sci-fi, thriller and drama into one. Performances and the effects are solid with a filming style I could not fault. The plot had me invested and excited, but I cannot deny the final moments felt vague and less exciting than I hoped for, especially considering what the film was building up to. Despite my thoughts on the finale, the movie is still highly unpredictable, and Lapsis generally left me feeling quite positive. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review David W Lapsis offers a very believable and informed portrayal of the not too distant future. The climax is less mysterious than the film's overall vibe suggests, but it's very satisfactory nevertheless. Lapsis succeeds by focusing on the very real and very relatable plights of its characters, of whom Madeline Wise's steals the show. Released in 2020, the plot elements have only become more timely with each passing year. I would definitely watch this again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Stephen A Yes there are interesting themes here regarding the insecurity of modern life but dear me what a tedious and unconvincing way to attempt to tell the story. The characters are paper thin and often just daft. Don't waste your time with this.. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/15/23 Full Review isla s This is a somewhat mysterious, slightly sinister and definitely exploitative film, plot wise, not content wise, about the futuristic gig economy. Some aspects of it made me think of the Ken Loach film 'Sorry We Missed You' and others of 'The Lobster'. It makes you think about the threat of digital technology superceding human capability. I wish we knew more about the main characters brother, who's suffering from 'Omnia'. That intrigued me more but it's not a fully fleshed out sub-plot. Shame. Its a quirky watch. It doesn't entirely 'work' I think but its ok. Perhaps more of an allegorical thought piece than anything else - it may seem a bit too bland and bizarre for some. Its quite sci-fi based, although without many special effects. A bit of a strange one, this. I wouldn't personally recommend it as a film as such, no. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting take on the gig economy and sheds light on how humans may try hard but will never be able to get rid of the grip that technology has over us. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a parallel present, delivery man Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother. After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy: trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market. As he gets pulled deeper into the zone, he encounters growing hostility and the threat of robot cablers, and must choose to either help his fellow workers or to get rich and get out.
Director
Noah Hutton
Producer
Taylor Hess, Jesse Miller, Joseph Varca
Screenwriter
Noah Hutton
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Couple 3 Films, Doco Digital
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2021
Runtime
1h 44m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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