Styx

Released Feb 27, 2019

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A busy doctor plans to spend her annual vacation fulfilling her long-held dream of sailing from Gibraltar to the small island of Ascension in the Atlantic. But everything changes when she sees a damaged, overloaded boat full of refugees nearby. Knowing that at least a hundred people could drown, she begins to organize to help them but slowly begins to fear that it will be impossible to do so.

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Anchored by powerful work from Susanne Wolff, Styx provocatively depicts mankind at war with itself and the natural world -- and argues our best weapon is compassion.

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Suzanne Wolff has her work cut out for her in this role, and she makes Styx shine as Rieke wrestles with inner demons, summoning the courage required of her, then despairs as she is shunned for it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Really good, powerful film. The message is very cleverly delivered amongst stunning visuals. A bit slow to get into, but definitely worth it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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It was a slow drama about the insensitivity towards immigrants and their lives. The point was well made and she did a good job acting but it was way too slow and uneventful for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Vaikuttava kuvaus myötätunnosta.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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I agree with the critics

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Thought-provoking in good ways.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Wolfgang Fischer

Director

Susanne Wolff

Rieke

Gedion Oduor Wekesa

Kingsley

Alexander Beyer

Paul

Inga Birkenfeld

Marie

Wolfgang Fischer

Screenwriter

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

[A] thought-provoking moral drama.

Mar 24, 2020

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Olly Richards

Time Out

It's a vital, highly intelligent movie that is both a first-class thriller and a biting commentary on our current world.

Rated: 4/5

May 16, 2019

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

Styx is a gripping sea adventure that mixes thrills and spills with thoughtfulness and compassion.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 28, 2019

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

A stern attack on Europe's apathy towards a calamity rooted in colonialism, Fischer's breakout festival hit is a visceral, disquieting experiment that speaks volumes about white guilt and premeditated institutional negligence.

Jul 2, 2021

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Old-school movie-making, and it works wonders.

Rated: 3.5

Jun 15, 2021

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

The global refugee crisis becomes personal for a solo sailor off the coast of Africa in this detailed, perfectly realistic minimalist parable from Germany.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 29, 2021

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Synopsis

A busy doctor plans to spend her annual vacation fulfilling her long-held dream of sailing from Gibraltar to the small island of Ascension in the Atlantic. But everything changes when she sees a damaged, overloaded boat full of refugees nearby. Knowing that at least a hundred people could drown, she begins to organize to help them but slowly begins to fear that it will be impossible to do so.

Director: Wolfgang Fischer
Screenwriter: Wolfgang Fischer, Ika Künzel
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Amour Fou Filmproduktion
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.3K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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