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Mosquito State (2020)

Mosquito State poster
Directed by
Filip Jan Rymsza
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland, United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
18
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Wall Street analyst's life unravels as he becomes infested with mosquitoes. The film follows his increasingly obsessive and physical relationship with the insects.

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What happens

Mosquito State (Polish: Komar) is a 2020 Polish-American psychological thriller film co-written, directed, and produced by Filip Jan Rymsza. It stars Beau Knapp as a "Wall Street genius who becomes the willing host to a colony of mosquitoes". A review in The New York Times called it "a disquieting merger of body horror and social commentary... pierced by moments of disturbing beauty". The film had its world premiere on 4 September 2020 at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Bisato d'Oro for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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