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Sat 16 Aug 4pm | Event Cinemas George St 

DIR MIKE CAHILL | USA, 2014, 113 MIN | WITH MICHAEL PITT, BRIT MARLING, ASTRID BERGÈS-FRISBEY | SYDNEY PREMIERE

Human eye expert Dr. Ian Gray falls for a young French woman at a party. Theirs is a wild, passionate love affair, in spite of contrasting scientific and spiritual beliefs. Years later, Ian and his lab partner make a dramatic discovery which leads Ian to put family and career at risk, travelling to India to validate a world-changing theory. This Sundance winner weaves together the emotional and the scientific in an ambitious metaphysical drama carried by a star turn from Michael Pitt (The Dreamers, Funny Games): unpredictable, compelling and thought-provoking right until the post-credits sequence.

“The fully-formed expression of all of [Mike] Cahill's ambitious ideas. It also cements him as the real deal; a filmmaker who will hopefully continue to take us to places full of mystery, wonder and awe." – The Playlist

“A bracingly venturesome, exploratory work that achieves an exceptional balance between the emotional and intellectual aspects of its unusual story: Very involving and visually voluptuous. A bold, original and exceptionally fine second feature from former Sundance award-winner Mike Cahill.” – The Hollywood Reporter

"This sci-fi romantic drama is consistently engaging and unpredictable, growing in emotional impact as its mysteries start to slowly assert themselves." - Screen International

FESTIVALS: SUNDANCE, KARLOVY VARY (OPENING NIGHT) 2014