Vesper (2022)
Directed by Kristina Buožytė
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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Though the film’s original screenplay, co-written by the directors with Brian Clark, seemingly pulls from a number of obvious genre forebears — from scene to scene, one might identify stray accents of “Children of Men,” “The Road,” “The Hunger Games” and even video-game smash “The Last of Us” — the result is never quite generic, with an unsentimental but darkly romantic spirit of risk and peril that feels informed as much by pre-Disney literary fairytales as any science fiction.
Although the film's original script, co-written by the directors with Brian Clark, apparently draws on a number of obvious ancestors of the genre: from scene to scene, one could identify missing accents from "Children of Men," "The Road ", "The Hunger Games” and even the hit video game “The Last of Us” – the result is never quite generic, with an unsentimental yet darkly romantic spirit of risk and danger that feels inspired as much by fairy tales of pre-Disney literary fairies and science fiction.
Like Alfonso Cuarón’s “Children of Men,” what is so chilling about “Vesper” is how much it is a reflection of our current reality, despite each film’s futuristic setting.
The film is reminiscent of films from “The Hunger Games” to “Avatar” to the low budget 2018 indie “Prospect” with its Western vibe, yet the fine cast and incredible attention to detail make it seem fresh.
Though the film’s original screenplay, co-written by the directors with Brian Clark, seemingly pulls from a number of obvious genre forebears — from scene to scene, one might identify stray accents of “Children of Men,” “The Road,” “The Hunger Games” and even video-game smash “The Last of Us” — the result is never quite generic, with an unsentimental but darkly romantic spirit of risk and peril that feels informed as much by pre-Disney literary fairytales as any science fiction.
Although the film's original script, co-written by the directors with Brian Clark, apparently draws on a number of obvious ancestors of the genre: from scene to scene, one could identify missing accents from "Children of Men," "The Road ", "The Hunger Games” and even the hit video game “The Last of Us” – the result is never quite generic, with an unsentimental yet darkly romantic spirit of risk and danger that feels inspired as much by fairy tales of pre-Disney literary fairies and science fiction.