Jupiter’s Moon (Jupiter holdja)
2017, 129 minutes, Drama, Triller, Sci-Fi, Germany, Hungary – Color – 2.35 – Not Rated
Synopsis
The director of the critically acclaimed White God employs his uniquely talented eye to create this riveting Palme d’Or nominated supernatural thriller. Adorned with heart-pounding car chases and sensational gunfights that are complemented by beautifully fluid and kinetic camerawork, Kornél Mundruczó brings spectacle that rivals any Hollywood production to tell a timely European story. A young refugee called Aryan is shot while illegally trying to cross the Hungarian border to escape his war-torn home. While tending him back to health, a doctor at a refugee camp discovers that Aryan has gained an extraordinary talent – he can levitate at will. But the doctor has his own predicament that he needs to escape from and offers to smuggle Aryan out of the camp if, in return, he helps him make some money by using his new miraculous gift. With Jupiter’s Moon, Mundruczó marks himself as one his generation’s most visionary directors by touching on eternally mythic themes and contemporary political issues alike with visually mind-bending aplomb.
Directed by
Kornél Mundruczó
REACTIONS
“SOMETIMES STUNNING, OFTEN BEGUILING AND ALWAYS VISUALLY INVENTIVE ” JESSICA KIANG, VARIETY
“BRACING AND AMBITIOUS… ENDLESSLY PROVOCATIVE AND STRIKINGLY WELL MADE” ALLAN HUNTER, THE LIST
“MUNDRUCZÓ IS SUCH A TALENTED DIRECTOR, CAPABLE OF MAKING SCENES BOTH DREAMILY SURREAL AND BREATHTAKINGLY IMMEDIATE” MATTHEW ROBINSON, CULTURE WHISPER
AWARDS AND FEST
2017-2018
Cannes – Official Selection
Sitges International Film Festival – Best Feature-length Film
Paris Etrange Festival – Grand Prix New Genre
Sydney Film Festival – Official Selection
Austin Fantastic Fest – Best Director
Palm Springs – Official Selection