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The Wheel of Heaven

2023 1h 45m Sci-Fi List
100% Tomatometer 8 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
This is the story of a young woman named Purity (played by Kali Russell) whose car breaks down on a dark empty street in the middle of the night. After a chance encounter with a mysterious party host (played by Jeff Pearson) and his myriad of strange party guests, Purity is left with the existential decision to either break free of her meaningless existence OR simply just succumb to its meaninglessness.

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Katelyn Nelson Daily Grindhouse Wheel of Heaven is one of the...most original, virtually uncategorizable offerings this year...a living, breathing, wriggling love letter to creative collaboration and the power to make our own futures from...cycles of the past. Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Bill Arceneaux Moviegoing with Bill Completing a cycle of meta-chaos and matryoshka doll storytelling, filmmaker and master of the cosmic weird Joe Badon has crafted his most awesome and best movie to date. Rated: 5/5 May 29, 2024 Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Stranger (Seattle, WA) It is like a cinematic hallucination that you wouldn’t ever want to wake up from, a film of many films that are all distinct from one another while still being part of a wild and chaotic whole. Mar 18, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A pretentious but unusual film that might intrigue those who prefer style over substance. Rated: B- Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Caitlyn Downs ScaredSheepless.com A thoroughly inventive, standout piece of art. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat The Wheel Of Heaven is a tremendous cult movie and possibly the best WTF production made yet. Rated: 9.5/10 Dec 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis This is the story of a young woman named Purity (played by Kali Russell) whose car breaks down on a dark empty street in the middle of the night. After a chance encounter with a mysterious party host (played by Jeff Pearson) and his myriad of strange party guests, Purity is left with the existential decision to either break free of her meaningless existence OR simply just succumb to its meaninglessness.
Director
Joe Badon
Producer
Daniel Waghorne, Vincent Stalba, Joe Badon, Coby Holloway, Brian Plaideau, Joseph Estrade, Katie Weiss Porter
Screenwriter
Joe Badon, Jason Kruppa
Production Co
Two Headed Venus Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m