Underplayed Gems

Chosen (2018)

Chosen poster
Original title
Le Futur dans le rétro
Country
Cameroon, France
Runtime
1h 29m
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The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A university professor returns to Ghana to be installed as a queen mother. The film weaves together stories of exile, homecoming, and identity across a globalized society.

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What happens

Le Futur dans le rétro est un film franco-camerounais réalisé par Jean-Marie Teno et sorti en 2018. En , une professeure d’université aux États-Unis retourne au Ghana pour être intronisée reine-mère. Le Futur dans le rétro entrelace récits d’exils, de retours et de quêtes identitaires, explorant maternité, fraternité, appartenance, mais aussi départ, trauma et disparition, à travers le prisme d’une société mondialisée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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