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Colonel Panics (2016)

Colonel Panics poster
Original title
カーネルパニック
Directed by
Cho Jinseok
Genre
horror film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cyberpunk horror film set in a feverish and violent world. It follows a chaotic story influenced by Japanese exploitation cinema.

fast-pacedbizarrecynicalaggressivestylizeddisturbinggrittyexploitation-style

What happens

Colonel Panics (カーネルパニック) is a 2016 Australian-Japanese feature film directed by Cho Jinseok. It has screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival. It has been described by the Asia Times as "spectacularly misogynistic" and a "a cyber giallo-infused ode to legendary Japanese director Nagisa Oshima". Asian Movie Pulse labelled it a "unique combination of cyberpunk, exploitation, and curio". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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