In a world where we're asphyxiated by plot devices and exposition, this is exactly the medicine the industry needs. The craft behind the world-building, the tone and the acting direction is exquisite. The film inhabits a reality as strange, unpredictable and surreal as our own, yet it immerses us masterfully in what defines our human condition rather than in environmental detail. Best of all, the director pulls it off with a sharp sense of humor and timing.

This is the kind of film we need to promote and support for the future of indie cinema.

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