Retrograde (2023)
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 2.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
A young woman fights a traffic ticket despite everyone telling her to pay it. The film follows her stubborn persistence as she tries to prove a point.
determinedfrustratinggroundedlow-stakesrelatableunderstated
What happens
Retrograde is a Canadian drama film, directed by Adrian Murray and released in 2022. The film stars Molly Reisman as a young woman persistently fighting a traffic ticket she incurred while helping her new roommate Gabrielle (Sofia Banzhaf) move in, despite the advice of everybody around her to just pay the fine and move on. The cast also includes Bessie Cheng, Erik Anderson, Anne Archer, Peter Frangella, Meredith Heinrich, Meelad Moaphi, Joanne Steven and Dean Tardioli. The film premiered at the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Breakouts feature award jury. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Canadian Film Festival, where Murray won the award for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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