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Sophia Antipolis

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The story behind the brutal murder of a girl plays out in the European technology park known as Sophia Antipolis.

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Naomi Keenan O'Shea Film Comment Magazine 03/21/2019
In the face of mounting violence, environmental degradation, and insurmountable, private loneliness, Vernier examines the search for cohesion-political, social, spiritual, and corporeal-as a deeply human endeavor. Go to Full Review
Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 11/06/2018
A compelling exploration of a hidden and haunting part of France. Go to Full Review
Pablo Staricco Cadenazzi Vague Visages 12/14/2023
Sophia Antipolis is not a movie that will be easily digested outside of movie theaters, as it goes mostly for an aesthetic experience rather than a plot-driven story. Still, the film deserves a chance, as it showcases Vernier’s interesting perspective... Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang International Cinephile Society 02/13/2021
Sophia Antipolis examines the seedy underbelly of a shallow modern society, urban isolation and loneliness and human connection. Daring, cerebral and playful, in 16mm shot images, it's one of the most invigorating film experience I've had in a while. Go to Full Review
Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 07/08/2019
B-
Vernier doesn't so much tell us a specific story as soak into the emotional feel of a place by following several different ones and this park, intended to create an international community, instead has evolved into a microcosm of society's ills. Go to Full Review
Marshall Shaffer Vague Visages 04/20/2019
The story takes on a more fractured quality [...], portraying a wide swath of discontent connected by the discovery of a young girl's dead body. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis The story behind the brutal murder of a girl plays out in the European technology park known as Sophia Antipolis.
Director
Virgil Vernier
Producer
Jean-Christophe Reymond
Screenwriter
Virgil Vernier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 38m