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The Arcadian (2011)

The Arcadian poster
Directed by
Dekker Dreyer
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a post-apocalyptic future, a lighthouse keeper goes on a journey of revenge and redemption. The film pays homage to 1970s pop science fiction and underground illustrators.

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What happens

The Arcadian is a 2011 American science fiction feature film set in a post-apocalyptic world. Official press releases stated, "The Arcadian" follows “The Lighthouse Keeper” on a story of revenge and redemption in a strange future world reminiscent of wild 1970s pop sci-fi. The visual world of The Arcadian is an homage to the work of underground illustrators while creating something that is both unique and distinct. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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