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The Penultimate

2020 2h 0m Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery & Thriller List
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THE PENULTIMATE is a Kafkaesque tale of an insignificant Water Inspector who arrives at a giant remote building in order to register the residents' water meters. Before he knows of it, he finds himself trapped inside the building facing an "Alice in NO-Wonderland"-like maze of obstacles. In his attempt to escape, perception of reality, the rational, and the remnants of his human existence are turned upside down.

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Wendy Ide Screen International A striking first feature steeped in allegory, dust and despair, The Penultimate brings a blend of absurdity and theatricality to a stylised tale of humanity unravelling. Nov 23, 2020 Full Review Anton Bitel Projected Figures a shabbily absurdist dystopia, somewhere in the grey area between Lewis Carroll and Franz Kafka. Nov 23, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis THE PENULTIMATE is a Kafkaesque tale of an insignificant Water Inspector who arrives at a giant remote building in order to register the residents' water meters. Before he knows of it, he finds himself trapped inside the building facing an "Alice in NO-Wonderland"-like maze of obstacles. In his attempt to escape, perception of reality, the rational, and the remnants of his human existence are turned upside down.
Director
Jonas Kærup Hjort
Producer
Rikke Tambo Andersen
Screenwriter
Jonas Kærup Hjort, Jonas Kærup Hjort
Production Co
Tambo Film
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m