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Monolith (2022)

Monolith poster
Directed by
Matt Vesely
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 211 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A journalist works alone from her home to investigate a strange object. As her digging deepens, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the mystery and its unsettling implications.

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What happens

Monolith is a 2022 Australian science-fiction thriller film directed by Matt Vesely, written by Lucy Campbell, and produced by Bettina Hamilton. Described as high-concept science fiction, it stars Lily Sullivan, the only on-screen actor in the film, as a journalist uncovering a mystery. The film premiered in Australia on 27 October 2022 at the Adelaide Film Festival, and internationally at SXSW in March 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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