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Metropia

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A man (Vincent Gallo) who hears a voice in his head uncovers a conspiracy linked to Europe's underground train system.
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Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend 08/13/2010
2/5
Sinister fantasy enthusiasts will revel in Saleh's bold effort, but for the rest, there's little enjoyment to be had. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 05/12/2010
2.5/5
Technically innovative but narratively moribund. Go to Full Review
Simon Foster sbs.com.au 09/12/2011
Metropia treads a well-worn Orwellian path (see: Brazil, 1985) but Tarik Saleh's debut compensates for the lack of narrative invention with stunning visuals. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com 11/18/2010
Corporate conspiracy, urban alienation and mind control through shampoo are stirred up in Tarik Saleh's animated science fiction dystopia... Go to Full Review
Michelle Orange Movieline 05/12/2010
5.5/10
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Oaklee D @ODie63 11/27/2024 An interesting dystopian cat and mouse game of an animated film. Definitely relies on dialogue more than action so it won't be for everyone. See more Onoblingo A 05/30/2023 The cinematic equivalent of a turd. A very very weird and upsetting turd. A turd de force. Watch it only if you enjoy watching turds. This movie is a turd. See more 07/08/2020 Strange and drab animated feature that just doesn't have enough of an original story to allow it's unique animation style shine. See more 12/19/2019 Awesome depiction of hearing voices and voice of god. Brilliant! See more 07/04/2016 A new kind of animation and probably the only kind to exist. A very unique Scandinavian-English language film from the technical aspect. The only one kind in the whole world which is actually an experimental product from the new productions. It was made primarily using photoshop, and then adobe after effects for animation. If you're wondering what kind it is, actually a 2.5D animation, that means it is neither 2D or 3D, but between those two. Like tricking the 2D object as the 3D material. Well they have succeeded to bring a visually impressive animation that mainly focused on the film character faces. The story was decent which is another dystopian concept where metro trains are the main content, hence it is called 'Metropia'. But the title also means 'visual refraction', that's what the story is slightly related too. Anyway, it was very suspenseful till the final and mostly talking drama than physical action sequences. At some point I felt it was like the recent stop-motion animation 'Anomalisa', but realised that I predicted wrong and the story travelled in a different path to end decently. Though the overall film was very impressive from both technical and narrative wise. One must not miss it, just for a its rare kind, especially you like animations, but best suitable for adults. 7/10 See more 02/20/2016 Intriguing visual style and slightly bonkers dystopian plot. The pace is a bit slow and the characters can feel a bit dull, but still worthwhile. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Vincent Gallo) who hears a voice in his head uncovers a conspiracy linked to Europe's underground train system.
Director
Tarik Saleh
Producer
Kristina Aberg
Screenwriter
Stig Larsson, Fredrik Edin, Tarik Saleh
Production Co
Tordenfilm AS, Zentropa Entertainment, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television, Sandrew Metronome, Atmo Media Network
Genre
Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 16, 2011
Runtime
1h 26m
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