Underplayed Gems

Upstream Color (2013)

Upstream Color poster
Directed by
Shane Carruth
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, arthouse science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 813 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man and a woman find their actions and memories changed by a mysterious parasite that moves through a strange cycle. The film follows their lives as they try to understand what is happening to them.

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What happens

Upstream Color is a 2013 American experimental science fiction film written, directed, produced by and starring Shane Carruth. The film is the second feature directed by Carruth, following his 2004 debut Primer. It also stars Amy Seimetz, Andrew Sensenig and Thiago Martins. In the film, the behaviors of two people are unwittingly affected by a complex parasite that has a three-stage life cycle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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