Underplayed Gems

Everything Before Us (2015)

Everything Before Us poster
Directed by
Philip Wang, Wesley Chan
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a future where a government agency tracks relationship scores, the film follows an older couple reviewing their history with the system and a younger couple starting their first registered long-distance relationship.

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What happens

Everything Before Us is a 2015 Canadian–American romantic drama film, directed by Philip Wang and Wesley Chan and produced by Christine Chen, Chris Dinh, and Preston Clay Reed. The film marks the first feature film of Wong Fu Productions. It stars Aaron Yoo, Brittany Ishibashi, Brandon Soo Hoo, Victoria Park, Randall Park, Joanna Sotomura, Chris Riedell, and Ki Hong Lee. The film is set in the near future, where the Department of Emotional Integrity (D.E.I.) oversees all romantic relationships by issuing publicly-accessible 'relationship score' that keep individuals accountable for their everyday choices. The film follows the stories of Ben and Sara, an older couple who must revisit their past with the D.E.I., and Seth and Haley, a younger couple entering their first registered and long-distance relationship with the D.E.I. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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