In discussions about defeating death, there is a tendency for views to be polarised between those who see it as a natural extension of the millennia-long fight to cure disease and those who fear that it would usher in a dystopia by leading to massive overpopulation or further entrenching power in the hands of a tiny minority. There is very little talk of how it might be used in contexts other than providing immortality. Robert Hloz’s Restore Point, written by Tomislav Cecka and Zdenek Jecelin, presents a scenario which in the short term at least seems far more likely: that such technology might be used to distribute life more fairly by providing a recovery option for those who died before their time.
There is a vast wealth of material which might be explored here. We are privy to no discussion over what constitutes an ‘unnatural death’. The pressure for legalisation of.
There is a vast wealth of material which might be explored here. We are privy to no discussion over what constitutes an ‘unnatural death’. The pressure for legalisation of.
- 7/25/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
You have to admire the moxie of authors and filmmakers who set their science-fiction spectaculars in the very near future, essentially confronting viewers with what may seem a pretty outlandish forecast for their own lives. Those that pull it off present us with possibilities resonant enough to ponder, even when they’re too far-fetched to actively fear: So it proves in “Restore Point,” a sharp, high-shine sci-fi outing from the Czech Republic, in which earthly life after death is routine, a cellular rather than spiritual matter.
Set in an unspecified (though Czech-speaking) central Europe in the year 2041, director Robert Hloz’s whopper of a calling-card debut may offer a more credibly subdued, budget-constrained visual of the mid-21st century than the lavishly built “Blade Runner 2049” — unless we’re in for a drastic design (r)evolution over the course of the 2040s — but its ideas are sky-high in concept. Marrying...
Set in an unspecified (though Czech-speaking) central Europe in the year 2041, director Robert Hloz’s whopper of a calling-card debut may offer a more credibly subdued, budget-constrained visual of the mid-21st century than the lavishly built “Blade Runner 2049” — unless we’re in for a drastic design (r)evolution over the course of the 2040s — but its ideas are sky-high in concept. Marrying...
- 7/7/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
In Robert Hloz’s sci-fi feature debut “Restore Point,” second chances are big business.
In the year 2041, anyone who has an unnatural death has the right to be brought back to life, provided they’ve dutifully created a backup of their personality called a “restore point.”
Naturally, some object to the notion of artificially extending life ad infinitum, wherein the story begins to get complicated.
“I wanted to make a sci-fi film since I was a little kid,” Hloz says, “but I would never guess that it will happen to be my debut. I thought maybe third, fourth film.”
But, as the Czech director recalls, he found himself going through notes for film ideas from screenwriter Tomislav Cecka and one of them began to loom large.
“He came up with an idea for a very realistic sci-fi about our society in the near future, where people can be restored if something bad happens to them,...
In the year 2041, anyone who has an unnatural death has the right to be brought back to life, provided they’ve dutifully created a backup of their personality called a “restore point.”
Naturally, some object to the notion of artificially extending life ad infinitum, wherein the story begins to get complicated.
“I wanted to make a sci-fi film since I was a little kid,” Hloz says, “but I would never guess that it will happen to be my debut. I thought maybe third, fourth film.”
But, as the Czech director recalls, he found himself going through notes for film ideas from screenwriter Tomislav Cecka and one of them began to loom large.
“He came up with an idea for a very realistic sci-fi about our society in the near future, where people can be restored if something bad happens to them,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Star of Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Cold War’ joins sci-fi detective feature.
Polish actor Tomasz Kot, best known for his starring role in Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, will star in Czech director Robert Hloz’s Restore Point.
The sci-fi detective project won the Screen International Best Pitch Award at Tallinn’s Baltic Event co-production market in 2017.
It is set in Europe 2038 where everyone has the right of recovery in case of unnatural death and in this society, ‘absolute’ murder is nearly impossible. It is against this backdrop that an ambitious female detective takes on the case of a murdered married...
Polish actor Tomasz Kot, best known for his starring role in Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, will star in Czech director Robert Hloz’s Restore Point.
The sci-fi detective project won the Screen International Best Pitch Award at Tallinn’s Baltic Event co-production market in 2017.
It is set in Europe 2038 where everyone has the right of recovery in case of unnatural death and in this society, ‘absolute’ murder is nearly impossible. It is against this backdrop that an ambitious female detective takes on the case of a murdered married...
- 11/28/2019
- by 158¦Martin Blaney¦40¦
- ScreenDaily
Robert Hloz’s Czech sci-fi thriller Restore Point aims to shoot in 2019.
Czech actors Andrea Mohylová, Tomas Mastalir and Dama A Kral have signed to star in Robert Hloz’s €1.7m sci-fi film Restore Point, the winner of the Screen International Best Pitch award at the Baltic Event co-production market in 2017.
Producer Jan Kallista of Prague-based Film Kolektiv has confirmed the film is neaerly financed and principal photography is being lined up for early autumn 2019.
Restore Point is written by Tomislav Cecka and is set in a Europe of 2038.
After the pichng presentation in Tallinn last year, Kallista said production...
Czech actors Andrea Mohylová, Tomas Mastalir and Dama A Kral have signed to star in Robert Hloz’s €1.7m sci-fi film Restore Point, the winner of the Screen International Best Pitch award at the Baltic Event co-production market in 2017.
Producer Jan Kallista of Prague-based Film Kolektiv has confirmed the film is neaerly financed and principal photography is being lined up for early autumn 2019.
Restore Point is written by Tomislav Cecka and is set in a Europe of 2038.
After the pichng presentation in Tallinn last year, Kallista said production...
- 11/30/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Robert Hloz’s Czech sci-fi thriller Restore Point aims to shoot in 2019.
Czech actors Andrea Mohylová, Tomas Mastalir and Dama A Kral have signed to star in Robert Hloz’s €1.7m sci-fi film Restore Point, the winner of the Screen International Best Pitch award at the Baltic Event co-production market in 2017.
Producer Jan Kallista of Prague-based Film Kolektiv has confirmed the film is neaerly financed and principal photography is being lined up for early autumn 2019.
Restore Point is written by Tomislav Cecka and is set in a Europe of 2038.
After the pichng presentation in Tallinn last year, Kallista said production...
Czech actors Andrea Mohylová, Tomas Mastalir and Dama A Kral have signed to star in Robert Hloz’s €1.7m sci-fi film Restore Point, the winner of the Screen International Best Pitch award at the Baltic Event co-production market in 2017.
Producer Jan Kallista of Prague-based Film Kolektiv has confirmed the film is neaerly financed and principal photography is being lined up for early autumn 2019.
Restore Point is written by Tomislav Cecka and is set in a Europe of 2038.
After the pichng presentation in Tallinn last year, Kallista said production...
- 11/30/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Frontières, the Fantasia International Film Festival’s annual film co-production market, has announced its first wave of projects for the ninth edition, which takes place from July 20 to July 23 in Montreal. Among the projects that will participate in the co-production market is the zombie film “George A. Romero Presents: Road of the Dead.” The project was written by Romero and Matt Birman, who is attached to direct.
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“Road of the Dead” is the next zombie film following Romero’s last three movies as a director: “Survival of the Dead,” “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead.” Birman served as second unit director on all three movies, and has worked as a stunt coordinator and stuntman for more than three decades.
“Road of the Dead” originated as an original pitch from Birman roughly 10 years ago.
Cannes: Neon and Vice Buy U.S. Rights to Harmony Korine’s ‘The Beach Bum’
“Road of the Dead” is the next zombie film following Romero’s last three movies as a director: “Survival of the Dead,” “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead.” Birman served as second unit director on all three movies, and has worked as a stunt coordinator and stuntman for more than three decades.
“Road of the Dead” originated as an original pitch from Birman roughly 10 years ago.
- 5/19/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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