After his wife is forced to give up 40 years of her life as payment for an insurance debt, a man desperately searches for a way to get them back.After his wife is forced to give up 40 years of her life as payment for an insurance debt, a man desperately searches for a way to get them back.After his wife is forced to give up 40 years of her life as payment for an insurance debt, a man desperately searches for a way to get them back.
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- TriviaThe difference between the ages of the actresses that played the role of Sophie is the same that of the actresses that played the role of Elena: 35 years old.
- GoofsMax is talking to Erika by phone after he leaves Denys Bondar. He removes his ear bud after talking to her and puts it in his pocket. A few seconds later, the ear bud is back in his ear.
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Interesting German Sci-fi, not as good as Dark...but still worth watching
This is a German Sci-Fi film based around the premise that scientists have determined a way to not just extend your life, but buy back your youth. The catch is that your time is coming directly from someone who is DNA compatible with you (I.e. Relatives make a good match and certain ethnic backgrounds are underrepresented). The company who has developed this technology is run like a massive biotech that has Apple like meetings where awards like salesperson of the year are awarded...but the real reason people attend is to hear the CEO speak, a Olivia Theissen. The recipient of the best salesperson award is Max, who we follow throughout the film.
In essence the film is almost a de-evolution of Max's beliefs. In the beginning he is very pro-company and really believes in what they are doing in the most altruistic sense, which is part of what makes him a great salesperson...visiting refugees in a refugee camp and convincing young refugees to donate just 5-10 years for the money to help their entire families immigrate. When his doctor wife is forced to give up 40 years after their home is burnt down...he starts to see things from a different perspective. Meanwhile there is an activist group who believes so strongly against this company and it's practices that they are willing to commit violent crimes like murder.
Interesting from a psychological perspective, I enjoyed this German Sci-fi film...not as much as I enjoyed the Dark series, but I did enjoy it. I think sci-fi fans will think it is a worthy watch, so it gets my recommendation.
My review is based on watching it in it's original German language with English subtitles.
In essence the film is almost a de-evolution of Max's beliefs. In the beginning he is very pro-company and really believes in what they are doing in the most altruistic sense, which is part of what makes him a great salesperson...visiting refugees in a refugee camp and convincing young refugees to donate just 5-10 years for the money to help their entire families immigrate. When his doctor wife is forced to give up 40 years after their home is burnt down...he starts to see things from a different perspective. Meanwhile there is an activist group who believes so strongly against this company and it's practices that they are willing to commit violent crimes like murder.
Interesting from a psychological perspective, I enjoyed this German Sci-fi film...not as much as I enjoyed the Dark series, but I did enjoy it. I think sci-fi fans will think it is a worthy watch, so it gets my recommendation.
My review is based on watching it in it's original German language with English subtitles.
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- Aug 8, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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