Vesper

Vesper

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

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  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Adventure, Drama
  • Stars: Edmund Dehn, Matvej Buravkov, Marijus Demiskis, Markas Eimontas, Titas Rukas, Markas Sagaitis, Eddie Marsan, Raffiella Chapman, Rosy McEwen, Richard Brake, Melanie Gaydos
  • Director: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
 Comments
  • yelrek - 19 June 2024
    Great add to the sci fi genre, felt like modern, classic sci fi
    This was a very refreshing movie to experience. It felt like true sci-fi. I don't know what that means exactly, lol, but watch the flick and see if you agree. The acting was great, The world building was awesome. It felt like something that could actually happen with little imagination leaping. The science and technology portrayed in the move were cool and relatively unique. The dystopian elements were captivating, leaving me thinking about it a bit, and the scenes were not overly artistic or trying too hard. Overall, it was a gem with a fresh perspective from typical Hollywood. It focused on the story, featured great effects, and presented innovative ideas while avoiding the typical clichés we often see in movies today. If you like sci-fi in general, I'd say give it a go!
  • ma-cortes - 4 February 2024
    Acceptable Sci-Fi set in a dystopian world, after the collapse of Earth's ecosystem a 13-year-old girl is struggling to survive.
    Set in a violent and devastated dystopian future in which the Earth's ecosystem has collapsed, the film follows Vesper, a 13-year-old girl (Raffiela Chapman) who struggles to survive while caring for her sick father (Richard Brake), with whom they communicate via drone (flying drone is either CGI or a real drone, depending on the shots). When Vesper discovers a starry bird from the place where the oligarchy lives, she meets an unknown woman (Rosy McEwen) with a secret who will force her to use her wits, strengths and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of having a future. Vesper decides to take care of her, dreaming that when he recovers from her, he will take her and her father to the frozen city, although perhaps there is someone (Eddie Marsan) who has other plans for her. One seed can change everything !

    Vesper unites science fiction and drama, in a futuristic fairy tale of stunning design. Some frames and cinematography were inspired by paintings by Vermeer and Rembrandt and other Nederland painters for the lighting. There are visual effects but not too many, they are made to stand out a shot with a plant or an aircraft, as no scenes were shot against a green screen. There's a few and well depicted characters in the film. Main starring is Raffiela Chapman who gives an enjoyable acting as 13-year-old Vesper who must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future, along with her paralyzed father well played by Richard Brake, although he always appears lying down, Rosy McEwen as the mysterious Camellia with hidden secrets and the nasty uncle Jonas finely performed by Eddie Marsan.

    Here I would continue to recommend listening to the sensitive musical score full of spirituals and New age sounds by Dan Levy. As well as colorful and evocative photography by cinematographer Feliksas Abrukauskas ; it was completely shot in Vilnius, Lithuania, mostly outdoors except the house and the farm scenes, which were filmed in a studio. The motion picture was professionally made by directors Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper who had already collaborated on Aurora in 2012 and have shot a few films as The ABCs of Death 2, Kolekcioniere, Park' 79 . Vesper(2022) won Golden Raven for the best film in the international selection of the Brussels Fantasy Film Festival and in Lithuanian Film Awards won best actress, best art direction and best makeup. As well as several nominations in Sitges Festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Grimm Fest Jameson, CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival and Bergen Film Festival.